Equilibration of Hemoglobin Concentration after Transfusion in Medical Inpatients Not Actively Bleeding
Authors: Andrew R. Wiesen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)

Brief Communications15 August 1994Equilibration of Hemoglobin Concentration after Transfusion in Medical Inpatients Not Actively BleedingAndrew R. Wiesen, MD, Duane R. Hospenthal, MD, PhD, John C. Byrd, MD, Kevin L. Glass, MD, Robin S. Howard, MA, and Louis F. Diehl, MDAndrew R. Wiesen, MDFrom the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., Duane R. Hospenthal, MD, PhDFrom the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., John C. Byrd, MDFrom the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., Kevin L. Glass, MDFrom the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., Robin S. Howard, MAFrom the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., and Louis F. Diehl, MDFrom the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-121-4-199408150-00009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail More than 12 million units of packed erythrocytes are transfused annually [1, 2]. Because blood products became widely used after World War II, hundreds of millions of units have been given [1-4]. Major textbooks state that an increase of 10 g/L (1 g/dL) of hemoglobin is expected per unit of blood transfused [5-10]. Authors [5, 8, 11] have implied that after transfusion, the rate at which the hemoglobin concentration equilibrates takes about 24 hours, but the supporting evidence is scant. The ability to rapidly determine the increase in hemoglobin levels after transfusion is important in managing outpatients and acutely ill ...References1. Surgenor DM, Wallace EL, Hao HS, Chapman RH. 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Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.Corresponding Author: Andrew R. Wiesen, MD, Internal Medicine Clinic, Lister Army Community Hospital, Ft. Rucker, AL 36362. 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