title: [Transfusion, blood products and the principles of their use].
abstract: Almost 3 million blood products are transfused each year in France. More than half of packed red blood cell transfusions are given to people over the age of 69. The regulations concerning the transfusion procedure is identical for all patients in order to avoid incompatibilities. However, the frail cardiovascular system of the elderly can result in poorly tolerated anaemia. The indication of a transfusion in elderly people and their monitoring must therefore be specific to this population.
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sultanem
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000517:prevention & control; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D006801:Humans