Importance Although liberal blood transfusion thresholds have not been beneficial following
noncardiac surgery, it is unclear whether higher thresholds are appropriate for patients who …

Background The impact of intraoperative erythrocyte transfusion on outcomes of anemic
patients undergoing noncardiac surgery has not been well characterized. The objective of …

Anemia is common in the perioperative period and is associated with poor patient outcomes.
Remarkably, anemia is frequently ignored until hemoglobin levels drop low enough to …

Background Preoperative anaemia is associated with adverse outcomes after cardiac
surgery but outcomes after non-cardiac surgery are not well established. We aimed to …

Background Perioperative red blood cell transfusion is associated with adverse outcomes
after cardiac operations. Although restrictive transfusion protocols have been developed …

Introduction: Anemia and blood transfusion are risk factors for morbidity/mortality in patients
undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The objective of this study …

Background Anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are both associated with
morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. Patients with the lowest hematocrit (HCT) …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this article is to review the relevant evidence
regarding the clinical impact of preoperative anemia, current methods of identifying anemia …

Background Postoperative bleeding is common after cardiac surgery. Major bleeding (MB) is
a determinant of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, especially in patients with preoperative …

Background Whether a restrictive threshold for hemoglobin level in red-cell transfusions, as
compared with a liberal threshold, reduces postoperative morbidity and health care costs …