2020
Epidemiology of Hemostatic Transfusions in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Karam O, Goel R, Dalton H, Nellis ME. Epidemiology of Hemostatic Transfusions in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: e698-e705. PMID: 32697511, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCollaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research NetworkChest tube outputMembrane oxygenationHemostatic transfusionsRBC transfusionTransfusion doseExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation daysLarge observational cohort studyEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteCritical Care Research NetworkTube outputPlatelet transfusion doseObservational cohort studyHuman Development Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research NetworkInternational normalized ratioTotal platelet countPartial thromboplastin timeAntithrombin levelsCohort studyConsecutive childrenTransfusion strategyChest tubePlatelet countHemostatic testing
2013
International survey on plasma transfusion practices in critically ill children
Karam O, Tucci M, Lacroix J, Rimensberger PC, Network C. International survey on plasma transfusion practices in critically ill children. Transfusion 2013, 54: 1125-1132. PMID: 24032693, DOI: 10.1111/trf.12393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryPediatric critical care physiciansPlasma transfusion practicesInternational normalized ratioCritical care physiciansPlasma transfusionTransfusion practiceCare physiciansRed blood cell transfusion practicesAbnormal international normalized ratioPediatric critical care unitCardiac postoperative patientsTransfusion practice patternsSeptic shock patientsDemographic characteristicsCritical care unitsPartial thromboplastin timeProportion of physiciansFallot correctionNonbleeding patientsMinor bleedingShock patientsTransfusion thresholdPostoperative patientsSeptic shock