Overview
The goal of this interventional study is to asses echocardiographic variations in emergency department's elderly patients receiving red blood cell transfusion. The main questions it aims to answer are :
- is there a modification of echocardiographic parameters after red blood cell transfusion ?
- which parameter is the most impacted by red blood cell transfusion ? Participants will have a transthoracic echocardiography before, just after and 15 minutes after red blood cell transfusion.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- patient needing red blood cell transfusion
- consent
- social protection
Exclusion Criteria:
- fluid filing over 500 mL of crystalloids
- transfusion in the last hour