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. 2017 Mar 31;18:153. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1873-z

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Age ≥18 years Refusal to provide informed consent
At least one prior encounter in the AIC Refusal by the health care team
Planned RBC transfusion Acute ischemia (e.g., myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accident (CVA))
Hgb <7.0 g/dL
Active bleeding
Symptomatic anemia (hypotension, tachycardia, angina, syncope/presyncope believed related to anemia)
Nonambulatory functional status
Established or uncertain pregnancy status

AIC Ambulatory Infusion Center, RBC red blood cell