Trends in Red Blood Cell, Plasma, and Platelet Transfusions in the United States, 1993-2014.
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abstract
This study uses National Inpatient Sample survey data to characterize trends in red blood cell, plasma, and platelet transfusions in the United States between 1993 and 2014, a period of time during which trials were demonstrating the safety of restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategies.
