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Table 2 Optimal hemoglobin threshold that respondents would use to initiate transfusion for different forms of acute brain injury

From: Hemoglobin concentrations and RBC transfusion thresholds in patients with acute brain injury: an international survey

Optimal Hb threshold to initiate RBCT

SAH (n = 698)

TBI (n = 704)

IS (n = 694)

ICH (n = 693)

NS (n = 655)

Seizure/SE (n = 596)

HIE (n = 659)

CNS Inf (n = 594)

Enceph (n = 582)

7 g/dl, n (%)

163 (23)

152 (22)

163 (24)

195 (28)

216 (33)

241 (40)

203 (31)

247 (42)

250 (43)

8 g/dl, n (%)

232 (33)

200 (28)

266 (38)

291 (42)

264 (40)

206 (35)

250 (38)

204 (34)

199 (34)

9 g/dl, n (%)

167 (24)

159 (23)

103 (15)

85 (12)

77 (12)

65 (11)

84 (13)

63 (11)

60 (10)

10 g/dl, n (%)

116 (17)

167 (24)

138 (20)

100 (14)

71 (11)

57 (10)

94 (14)

52 (9)

47 (8)

>10 g/dl, n (%)

5 (1)

12 (2)

9 (1)

5 (1)

8 (1)

9 (2)

11 (2)

8 (1)

4 (1)

Others, n (%)

15 (2)

14 (2)

15 (2)

17 (2)

19 (3)

18 (3)

17 (3)

20 (3)

22 (4)

  1. Abbreviations: SAH Subarachnoid hemorrhage, TBI Traumatic brain injury, IS Ischemic stroke, ICH Intracranial hemorrhage, SE Status epilepticus, HIE Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, CNS Infect Infections of the central nervous system, Enceph Encephalitis, Hb Hemoglobin, RBCT Red blood cell transfusion
  2. p < 0.001 for trend among groups