Patient blood management during cardiac surgery: Do we have enough evidence for clinical practice?
Transfusion of allogeneic blood products during and aftercardiac operations is common. When the degree of anemiaand the consequent decrease in oxygen deliverylead to organ ischemia, there is little doubt that red bloodcell (RBC) transfusion is necessary. In addition, treatmentwith fresh-frozen plasm...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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The American Association of Thoracic Surgery
2011
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| Online Access: | http://intl-jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49505 |