Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support
Radford M, Estcourt L, Sirotich E, Pitre T, Britto J, Watson M, Brunskill S, Fergusson D, Dorée C, Arnold D. Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support. 2024, 2024: cd011305. PMID: 38780066, PMCID: PMC11112982, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011305.pub3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell transfusion strategyHaematopoietic stem cell transplantationLiberal transfusion strategyClinically significant bleedingRestrictive transfusion strategyNon-randomised studiesTransfusion strategyIntensive chemotherapyRandomised controlled trialsRed blood cellsSignificant bleedingAll-cause mortalityLength of hospital admissionAcute leukemiaHaematological malignanciesRisk of clinically significant bleedingHaematopoietic stem cell supportProspective non-randomised studyRisk ratioControlled trialsQuality of lifeStem cell supportStem cell transplantationMalignant haematological disordersCochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials