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what are the recent guidlines for blood transfusion in seriously ill patients specifically Hb level and platelet count and TLC
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The American association of blood banks recommendations regarding the haemoglobin threshold for transfusion, namely, a haemoglobin of 80 g/L or less in cases of chronic symptomatic anaemia or anaemia due to chemotherapy and a haemoglobin of 130 g/L or less in cases of severe cardiopulmonary disease. These studies and recommendations highlight the widerange of tissue oxygen demands in different subgroupsof critically ill children and the lack of standardizedcriteria to guide paediatric intensive care specialists regarding blood transfusion.
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