Blood transfusions after ICU: a new hope for tired survivors?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient who received level 3 ICU care at any time point during the current hospital admission (defined as advance respiratory support and/or at least two organ support). * Patient considered ready for discharge from ICU by the caring clinical team. * Hb less than or equal to 94g/L when ready for ICU discharge or during the first seven days following the decision by the treating clinician that the patient is ready for ICU discharge. * 16years of age or older * Patient expected to remain in study hospital until hospital discharge. * Consent provided (by participant or in accordance with appropriate mental capacity legislation for the site). Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication or objection to RBC transfusion * Active bleeding when screened * Primary neurological ICU admission diagnosis * Patients discharged from the ICU following cardiac surgery * Currently receiving or planned to receive end-of-life care * Not expected by clinical team to survive to hospital discharge * Patient with a proven chronic haematological disease that requires regular RBC transfusion to treat anaemia * Patient with dialysis-dependent chronic renal failure prior to ICU admission * Patient receiving regular erythropoietin (or any erythropoiesis stimulating agent) treatment for anaemia prior to ICU admission * Unable to obtain consent (frompatietn or in accordance with appropriate mental capacity legislation for the site) * Readmission to ICU during current hospitalisation episode and not enrolled following previous ICU admissions * Patient recovering following liver transplantation, kidney transplantation, or combined kidney/pancreas transplantation * Patient recovering from variceal bleeding due to chronic liver disease * Prisoners * Patient due for imminent hospital discharge within the next 24 hours