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. 2018 Feb 27;319(8):825-827.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.20121.

Trends in Red Blood Cell, Plasma, and Platelet Transfusions in the United States, 1993-2014

Ruchika Goel  1 , Meera R Chappidi  2 , Eshan U Patel  2 , Paul M Ness  2 , Melissa M Cushing  1 , Steven M Frank  3 , Aaron A R Tobian  2
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Trends in Red Blood Cell, Plasma, and Platelet Transfusions in the United States, 1993-2014

Ruchika Goel et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses National Inpatient Sample survey data to characterize trends in red blood cell, plasma, and platelet transfusions in the United States between 1993 and 2014, a period of time during which trials were demonstrating the safety of restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategies.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Ness reported receiving personal fees from Terumo BCT and Haemonetics. Dr Cushing reported receiving personal fees from Octapharma. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Temporal Trends in Red Blood Cell, Plasma, and Platelet Transfusions Among US Hospitalizations, 1993-2014
The y-axis scale shown in blue indicates range from 0% to 1.2%. The graphs represent the proportion of discharges transfused with a given blood component each year. The data represent weighted estimates for 33 million to 38 million discharges each year in the National Inpatient Sample (1993-2014). The P values for trend shown were calculated by the Cochran-Armitage test for linear trend in transfusion from 2011 through 2014.
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