2018
Recommendations on RBC Transfusion in Critically Ill Children With Nonlife-Threatening Bleeding or Hemorrhagic Shock From the Pediatric Critical Care Transfusion and Anemia Expertise Initiative
Karam O, Russell RT, Stricker P, Vogel AM, Bateman ST, Valentine SL, Spinella PC. Recommendations on RBC Transfusion in Critically Ill Children With Nonlife-Threatening Bleeding or Hemorrhagic Shock From the Pediatric Critical Care Transfusion and Anemia Expertise Initiative. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2018, 19: s127-s132. PMID: 30161067, PMCID: PMC6121734, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000001605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Critical Care TransfusionAnemia Expertise InitiativeRBC transfusion managementRBC transfusionIll childrenHemorrhagic shockAcute bleedingTransfusion managementAnemia Expertise Initiative Consensus ConferenceDevelopment/UCLA Appropriateness MethodLow-titer group O whole bloodHemoglobin concentrationExpert-based clinical recommendationsGroup O whole bloodWhole bloodCritically Ill ChildrenCochrane Library databasesPediatric-specific recommendationsRecommendations AssessmentHemostatic resuscitationTransfusion ratioFuture studiesAppropriateness MethodClinical recommendationsTransfusion
2016
Massive Transfusion in Children
Karam O, Tucci M. Massive Transfusion in Children. Transfusion Medicine Reviews 2016, 30: 213-216. PMID: 27287298, DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2016.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMassive transfusionTransfusion protocolTransfusion strategyPacked red blood cellsPediatric trauma patientsGoal-directed therapyWhole bloodMassive transfusion protocolHigh-quality evidenceCritical illnessRed blood cellsTransfusion supportAdjunctive treatmentTrauma patientsQuality evidenceClinical indicatorsTransfusionLaboratory testsBlood componentsBlood cellsFurther studiesAdditional investigationChildrenAdverse consequencesBlood