Purpose Anemia and red cell transfusion contribute to morbidity and mortality of surgery.
The concept of patient blood management to mitigate preoperative anemia, optimize …

Hemodilution and increase in capillary permeability occurring with cardiopulmonary bypass
(CPB) impose a risk for tissue edema and blood transfusion that may result in an increased …

Background Cardiac surgery is a major consumer of blood products, and hemodilution
increases transfusion requirements during cardiac surgery under CPB. As intraoperative …

Background and Objectives Cardiac surgery, utilizing extracorporeal circulation, is
associated with a heavy fluid load that may significantly depress haemoglobin …

Blood transfusions are associated with adverse physiologic effects and increased cost, and
therefore reduction of blood product use during surgery is a desirable goal for all patients …

KEY IDEAS Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are considered at increased risk of anemia-
induced tissue hypoxia and transfusion-associated adverse events. Large recent …

Background and Objectives Cardiac surgery is currently considered one of the heaviest
users of red blood cells. An explanation may be found, in part, in considering the effect of the …

Background Patients with anemia have poorer outcomes following cardiac surgery than do
those without anemia. To improve outcomes, the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery cardiac …

Hemodilution contributes significantly to transfusion requirements in patients undergoing
CABG under CPB. We hypothesised that restriction of parenteral fluids in comparison to a …

Transfusion of allogeneic blood products during and after cardiac operations is common.
When the degree of anemia and the consequent decrease in oxygen delivery lead to organ …