Red blood cell transfusion in the resuscitation of septic patients with hematological malignancies

Adrien Mirouse, Antoine Rabbat, Christine Lebert, Pierre Perez, Anne Renault, Anne-Pascale Meert, Dominique Benoit, Rébecca Hamidfar, Mercé Jourdain, Michael Darmon, Elie Azoulay, Matthieu Resche-Rigon, Frédéric Pène, Virginie Lemiale, Djamel Mokart, Achille Kouatchet, Julien Mayaux, François Vincent, Martine Nyunga and Fabrice Bruneel

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Abstract: Background: Indications for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in septic acute circulatory failure remain unclear. We addressed the practices and the prognostic impact of RBC transfusion in the early resuscitation of severe sepsis and septic shock in patients with hematological malignancies. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database of patients with hematological malignancies who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission in 2010–2011. Patients with a main admission diagnosis of severe sepsis or septic shock were included in the present study. We assessed RBC transfusion during the first two days as part of initial resuscitation. Results: Among the 1011 patients of the primary cohort, 631 (62.4%) were admitted to the ICU for severe sepsis (55%) or septic shock (45%). Among them, 210 (33.3%) patients received a median of 2 [interquartile 1–3] packed red cells during the first 48 h. Hemoglobin levels were lower in transfused patients at days 1 and 2 and became similar to those of non-transfused patients at day 3. Early RBC transfusion was more likely in patients with myeloid neoplasms and neutropenia. Transfused patients displayed more severe presentations as assessed by higher admission SOFA scores and blood lactate levels and the further requirements for organ failure supports. RBC transfusion within the first two days was associated with higher day 7 (20.5 vs. 13.3%, p = 0.02), in-ICU (39 vs. 25.2%, p

Keywords: Anemia; Hematological malignancy; Red blood cell transfusion; Septic shock; Severe sepsis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-12
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Published in: Annals of intensive care (2017) v.7 n° 1

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