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The Influence of Older Age on RBC Transfusion Decisions in ICU Patients | Synapse

April 10, 2026Open Access

The Influence of Older Age on RBC Transfusion Decisions in ICU Patients

Key Points

To understand how older age affects transfusion decisions in ICU patients.
Analysis of transfusion strategies in patients over 85 years old
Evaluation of age-related physiological differences
Assessment of diagnoses influencing transfusion decisions
Transfusion strategies vary significantly in patients older than 85
Differences are primarily driven by physiology and diagnoses, not age alone
Age-related physiological differences affect transfusion decision-making

Abstract

Different transfusion strategies are applied in patients older than 85 years old. These differences appear to be driven by age-related differences in physiology and diagnoses rather than motivated by older age itself.

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Authors

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Caroline M. Schaap

J

Jorinde Raasveld

F

Florian Reizine

Journals

Critical Care Medicine

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University of Oxford

Columbia University

Karolinska Institutet

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Cite this study

Schaap et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8967d6c1944d70ce07e38 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000007131