Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion after Cardiac Surgery
Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion after Cardiac Surgery
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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In this study, patients were randomly assigned to a transfusion threshold of 9 or 7.5 g per deciliter after cardiac surgery. There was no significant between-group difference in infectious or ischemic events, but more deaths were associated with the lower threshold.
Perioperative anemia is common after cardiac surgery and is associated with sign...
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Liberal or Restrictive Transfusion after Cardiac Surgery
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1663657678
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1663657678
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1403612
