Restrictive transfusion practice in cardiac surgery patients is safe, but what transfusion threshold is safe for my patient?
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DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy505
Abstract: Cardiac surgery patients remain major consumers of allogeneic red blood cells. In the UK, >5% of all red cells are utilized by cardiac surgical patients. Until recently, transfusion decisions were not informed by high-quality evidence.… read more here.
Keywords: trial; restrictive transfusion; transfusion; cardiac surgery ... See more keywords
Safety and cost efficiency of a restrictive transfusion protocol in patients with traumatic brain injury.
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DOI: 10.3171/2017.1.jns162234
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Blood loss and moderate anemia are common in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, despite evidence of the ill effects and expense of the transfusion of packed red blood cells, restrictive transfusion practices… read more here.
Keywords: transfusion protocol; restrictive transfusion; transfusion; patients tbi ... See more keywords