TABLE 1.
Maintain > 40%–45% Hct for severe cardiopulmonary disease |
Maintain > 30%–35% Hct for moderate cardiopulmonary disease |
Maintain > 30%–35% Hct for major surgery |
Maintain > 20%–25% Hct for infants with stable anemia, especially if: |
Unexplained breathing disorders |
Unexplained tachycardia |
Unexplained poor growth |
Words in italics must be defined locally. For example, “severe” pulmonary disease may be defined as requiring mechanical ventilation with >0.35 FiO2 and “moderate” as less intensive ventilation.