Background: Anaemia and transfusions are frequent in critically ill patients and there are avoidable causes such as routine laboratory tests. Patients and methods: Descriptive study during one continuous week including patients over 18-years old in a medical-surgical ICU. Results: 18 patients were included during a week in 12 beds in our unit, median age 62,5 years, 50% male. Median daily blood loss was 35ml, 45% in laboratory samples and 27% related to renal replacement therapy. 3 patients required 1 transfusion of red blood cells. Conclusions: There is a pattern of continuous blood loss in critically ill patients, primarily in routine laboratory tests.
Ugalde C, D., Rossel B, N., Lillo A, T., Gonzalez G, S., & Gallegos M, L. (2021). Pérdidas hemáticas en UCI: Breve estudio descriptivo. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 32(3). https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2021.69440
