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OTA 2022: Liberal vs. Conservative Anemia Threshold for Transfusion in Asymptomatic Trauma Patients
October 2022
OTA 2022: Liberal vs. Conservative Anemia Threshold for Transfusion in Asymptomatic Trauma Patients
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
A Liberal Transfusion Threshold Leads to Higher Infection Rates, Orthopaedic Trauma and Anemia: Conservative Versus Liberal Transfusion Strategy (ORACL), A Prospective Randomized Study 30-Day Inpatient Complications
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Synopsis
100 asymptomatic trauma patients were randomized to a conservative threshold for transfusion (5.5g/dL; n=50) or a liberal threshold for transfusion (7.0g/dL; n=50). The primary outcome of interest was the rate of infection. Secondary outcomes of interest included the rate of adverse outcomes. Follow-up was performed over 30 days. Study results showed that a conservative strategy resulted in a sign...
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