Transfusion in Acute Brain Injury

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Transfusion in Acute Brain Injury

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Blood transfusions are frequently administered to patients with acute brain injury, yet the optimal haemoglobin threshold for transfusion in this population remains uncertain. Anaemia has been linked to poor outcomes in critically ill patients, and neurological patients are particularly vulnerable to anaemic brain hypoxia due to their exhausted cerebrovascular reserve, which limits their ability to adjust cerebral blood flow to oxygen demand. To address these complex issues, we are bringing together a panel of outstanding experts in our upcoming webinar.

This webinar is organised by the ESICM Neuro Intensive Care Section. 


Aims & Objectives

  • Understand the physiological concepts and clinical consequences of anaemia and transfusion in critically ill neurological patients.
  • Gain insights into what recent transfusion trials have revealed about optimal practices (HEMOTION, TRAIN, SAHARA).


Topics & Speakers 

Anaemia and transfusion: physiological concepts and clinical consequences
Fabio TACCONE
Erasme Hospital, Brussels (BE)

What have learned from transfusion trials (HEMOTION, TRAIN, SAHARA)? 
Alexis TURGEON
Quebec Laval University Hospital, Quebec (CA)

MODERATORS

Virginia NEWCOMBE 
National Institute for Health and Care Research and Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Cambridge (UK)

Romain SONNEVILLE 
Paris University, Paris (FR)