New Research Raises Questions About Transfusion Thresholds in VA-ECMO Patients
A recent study suggests liberal transfusion strategies may offer early survival benefits—but don’t change your practice just yet. If you manage VA-ECMO patients, you’re probably following a transfusion protocol: whether it’s your institution’s order set, your program’s algorithm, or your attending’s preference. The threshold might be 7 g/dL, 8 g/dL, 9 g/dL, or somewhere in […]