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. 2021 Dec 21;2021(12):CD002042. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002042.pub5

NCT04591574.

Study name Anaemia Management with Red Blood Cell Transfusion to Improve Post‐Intensive Care Disability: a randomised controlled trial (the ABC Post‐intensive Care Trial)
Methods RCT (multicentre ‐ acute hospitals throughout the UK)
Participants Patients > 16 years old considered ready for ICU discharge with Hb < 9.4 g/dL
Estimated enrolment: 305
Interventions Liberal group: transfusion at Hb 10 g/dL threshold
Restrictive group: transfusion at Hb 7.0 g/dL threshold
Outcomes Health‐related quality of life (SF‐36)
Starting date 2020
Contact information Timothy Walsh; ABC.Trial@ed.ac.uk
Notes Trial registration (prospective): NCT04591574
Funding: Moulton Grant (UK)