The effects of iron deficiency on blood transfusion requirements in traumatic brain injury

Durak M. A., Aydogan M. S., Gurbuz Ş.

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.849-853, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.849-853
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of preventable death in trauma patients. TBI often need blood transfusion, iron deficiency (ID) is known as the first cause of anemia worldwide, but no known predictors of transfusion requirements are available at intensive care unit (ICU). The aims of this study were to investigate ID relationship with blood transfusion requirements in TBI patients at ICU.