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Published on: March 14, 2017
Anemia and blood transfusion in the critically ill patient with cardiovascular disease
Annemarie B Docherty1,2, Timothy S Walsh3,4
1Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Pain Medicine, and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. annemarie.docherty@ed.ac.uk.
Insights
This review is part of a series on intensive care and emergency medicine updates from 2017. Explore other selected articles for comprehensive insights into critical care advancements.
Area of Science:
- Critical care medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Intensive care research
Background:
- This article is part of the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017 series.
- It represents a selection of reviews from a larger collection.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a curated selection of important reviews.
- To highlight key advancements in intensive care and emergency medicine.
Main Methods:
- Selection of ten review articles.
- Compilation from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017.
Main Results:
- Ten selected reviews are presented.
- Additional articles are available online.
Conclusions:
- This article is a component of a broader collection of critical care research.
- Further information and related articles are accessible through provided links.
Abstract:
This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017. Other selected articles can be found online at http://ccforum.com/series/annualupdate2017 . Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://www.springer.com/series/8901 .
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