Indications for red blood cell transfusion in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Good blood management is an important determinant of outcome in cardiac surgery. Guidelines recommend restrictive red blood cell transfusion. Our objective was to systematically review the evidence from randomised controlled trials and observational studies that are used to inform transfusion decisi...

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Published in:	The Lancet. Haematology Vol. 2; no. 12; p. e543
Main Authors:	Patel, Nishith N, Avlonitis, Vassilios S, Jones, Hayley E, Reeves, Barnaby C, Sterne, Jonathan A C, Murphy, Gavin J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.12.2015
Subjects:	Blood Loss, Surgical Blood Transfusion, Autologous Cardiac Surgical Procedures Erythrocyte Transfusion Erythrocytes Humans Odds Ratio Treatment Outcome
ISSN:	2352-3026, 2352-3026
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