INSERM_U1059, Faculty of medicine of Saint-Etienne, University of Lyon, Saint-Étienne, France.
Transfus Clin Biol. 2021 Nov;28(4):367-369. doi: 10.1016/j.tracli.2021.08.350. Epub 2021 Aug 28.
In both palliative care and in the very aged person i.e. at the end of life, transfusion aims at bringing supportive care; it has indeed no intention to treat. It can occasionally be compassionate as to bring oxygen to a patient or a resident in nursing home wishing to enjoy some exercise or entertainment. Transfusion in this condition is not consensual, for reasons that are medical and/or societal. The present essay aims at discussing the main options to provide transfusion in such extreme, though non-exceptional, conditions.
在姑息治疗和非常高龄的人群中，即生命末期，输血的目的是提供支持性护理；它确实不是为了治疗。它偶尔可以出于同情，为希望享受一些运动或娱乐的患者或养老院居民提供氧气。在这种情况下，输血不是自愿的，原因是医疗和/或社会方面的。本文旨在讨论在这种极端但非例外的情况下提供输血的主要选择。
