2020
How 217 Pediatric Intensivists Manage Anemia at PICU Discharge: Online Responses to an International Survey.
Demaret P, Karam O, Labreuche Bst J, Chiusolo F, Mayordomo Colunga J, Erickson S, Nellis ME, Perez MH, Ray S, Tucci M, Willems A, Duhamel A, Lebrun F, Loeckx I, Mulder A, Leteurtre S. How 217 Pediatric Intensivists Manage Anemia at PICU Discharge: Online Responses to an International Survey. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2020, 21: e342-e353. PMID: 32217901, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of anemiaPICU dischargePediatric intensivistsTransfusion thresholdCardiac surgeryHemoglobin levelsHemorrhagic shockPrescription of erythropoietinRestrictive transfusion strategyCyanotic heart diseaseCraniofacial surgeryVentricular dysfunctionCritical illnessTransfusion strategyRBC transfusionAcute phaseHeart diseaseSupplemental ironThird of respondentsAnemiaAppropriate managementIntensivistsSurgeryOptimal managementPolytrauma
2019
Transfusion Management in Pediatric Oncology Patients
Nellis ME, Goel R, Karam O. Transfusion Management in Pediatric Oncology Patients. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2019, 33: 903-913. PMID: 31466612, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2019.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric oncology patientsOncology patientsBlood productsStrong evidence-based guidelinesRestrictive transfusion strategyEvidence-based guidelinesNumerous transfusionsPlasma transfusionRed blood cellsTransfusion strategyTransfusion managementPatient populationBlood cellsTransfusionPatientsMorbidity