Wide variations in blood product transfusion practices among providers who care for patients with acute leukemia in the United States
Pine AB, Lee E, Sekeres M, Steensma DP, Zelterman D, Prebet T, DeZern A, Komrokji R, Litzow M, Luger S, Stone R, Erba HP, Garcia‐Manero G, Lee AI, Podoltsev NA, Barbarotta L, Kasberg S, Hendrickson JE, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Wide variations in blood product transfusion practices among providers who care for patients with acute leukemia in the United States. Transfusion 2016, 57: 289-295. PMID: 27878822, PMCID: PMC5309168, DOI: 10.1111/trf.13934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute leukemiaTransfusion practiceBlood productsTransfusion patternsAL patientsHigh-quality trial evidenceBlood product transfusionBone marrow biopsyEvidence-based guidelinesClinical outcome dataRed blood cell productsBlood cell productsTransfusion goalsProduct transfusionTransfusion triggerUnnecessary transfusionsAmbulatory patientsCryoprecipitate transfusionMarrow biopsyTrial evidenceLumbar punctureSupportive managementCare settingsInvasive proceduresOutcome data