Introduction Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is a condition commonly seen in the
emergency department. Therefore, it is important for emergency medicine clinicians to be …

Anemia and red blood cell transfusion are associated with adverse outcomes. Large
randomized trials have demonstrated that restrictive transfusion strategies can safely reduce …

Blood transfusion is a common therapeutic intervention in hospitalized patients. There are
numerous indications for transfusion, including anemia and coagulopathy with deficiency of …

Introduction Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a condition commonly seen in the
emergency department (ED). Therefore, it is important for emergency clinicians to be aware …

Purpose Blood transfusion is a common perioperative complication of primary total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) that can lead to adverse outcomes, prolonged hospital stays, and …

Background Whether perioperative red blood cell transfusions increases the risk of
postoperative venous thromboembolism is controversial and uncertain. We aims to explore …

The purpose of this viewpoint is to provide awareness of the current opportunities to
enhance a high-value care approach to blood product transfusion. It provides a historical …

Background Blood transfusion is a critical hemotherapeutic intervention. However, the
widespread utilization of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) methods in screening potential …

Background: The MINT trial raised concern for harm from a restrictive versus liberal
transfusion strategy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia. Type 1 and …

Background Leading digit bias is a heuristic whereby humans overemphasize the left‐most
digit when evaluating numbers (eg, 9.99 vs. 10.00). The bias might affect the interpretation of …