Anemia, transfusions and hospital outcomes among critically ill patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation a retrospective cohort study.docVIP

Available online /content/12/2/R60 Research Open Access Vol 12 No 2 Anemia, transfusions and hospital outcomes among critically ill patients on prolonged acute mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study Marya D Zilberberg1, Lee S Stern2, Daniel P Wiederkehr2, John J Doyle2 and Andrew F Shorr3 1School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA 2Analytica International, Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016, USA 3Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Irvin