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- Title
Red cell transfusion thresholds in myelodysplastic syndromes: a clinician survey to inform future clinical trials.
- Authors
Mo, Allison; McQuilten, Zoe K.; Wood, Erica M.; Weinkove, Robert
- Abstract
Optimal red cell transfusion thresholds in myelodysplastic syndrome are not established. In this survey of 110 Australasian haematologists' practice in myelodysplastic syndrome-related anaemia, 92% of respondents set transfusion thresholds, and would typically transfuse at a haemoglobin <80 g/L aiming for a post-transfusion haemoglobin 90-100 g/L, reflecting a restrictive transfusion strategy. Higher thresholds were typically used for patients with cardiovascular disease or anaemia symptoms. These results will inform the design of clinical trials comparing transfusion thresholds.
- Subjects
ANEMIA treatment; MYELODYSPLASTIC syndromes treatment; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; RED blood cell transfusion; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBINS; MYELODYSPLASTIC syndromes; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Internal Medicine Journal, 2017, Vol 47, Issue 6, p695
- ISSN
1444-0903
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/imj.13434