Cardiac surgery is associated with perioperative blood loss and a high risk of allogeneic
blood transfusion. Patient blood management (PBM) in cardiac surgery contributes to the …

Document Reviewers: Moritz WV Wyler von Ballmoos (USA), Mate Petricevic (Croatia), Arie
Pieter Kappetein (Netherlands), Miguel Sousa-Uva (Portugal), Georg Trummer (Germany) …

Background Blood transfusion can be a lifesaving intervention after perioperative blood loss.
Many prediction models have been developed to identify patients most likely to require …

BACKGROUND Massive perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion, that is, perioperative
transfusion of more than 10 units of packed red blood cells (pRBC), is one of the main …

Risk of massive blood product requirement in cardiac surgery... : Medicine Risk of massive
blood product requirement in cardiac surgery: A large retrospective study from 2 heart centers …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) adversely affects morbidity and mortality for major
atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular diseases and is associated with increased risk for the …

Objective The aim was to evaluate the predictive value of thromboelastometry for
postoperative blood loss in adult cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Design …

Background Predictive tools assessing risk of transfusion have not been evaluated
extensively among patients undergoing complex gastrointestinal surgery. In this study …

Background Postoperative adverse events are known to increase length of stay and cost.
However, research on how adverse events affect patient flow and operational performance …

Background and Objectives The cell saver (CS) has been widely utilized in cardiac surgery
to reduce red blood cell (RBC) transfusion. We aim at examining its effect on the rate of …