Critical Care Study Guide Quotes

“In recent years, a trend toward a more restrictive approach to transfusion therapy has emerged.9,10 For example, as per the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force transfusion guidelines, RBC transfusion is rarely indicated when the hemoglobin (Hgb) concentration is above 10 g/dL and is usually indicated when the hemoglobin is less than 6 g/dL.2”
― Gerard J. Criner, Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review

“Leukoreduction prior to storage removes the white blood cells thereby reducing cytokine generation during storage.”
― Gerard J. Criner, Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review

“Cryoprecipitate consists of the cold-insoluble high-molecular weight glycoproteins that precipitate when FFP is thawed.”
― Gerard J. Criner, Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review

“In chronic anemia, diminished oxygen-carrying capacity is compensated by an increased cardiac output, recruitment of additional capillaries, redistribution of blood flow (from peripheral tissue to cardiac and central nervous system), and increased production of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) by RBCs.”
― Gerard J. Criner, Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review