Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Randomized to a Restrictive Versus Liberal Approach to Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: A Substudy Protocol of the Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surgery III Noninferiority Trial

Background: When safe to do so, avoiding blood transfusions in cardiac surgery can avoid the risk of transfusion-related infections and other complications while protecting a scarce resource and reducing costs. This protocol describes a kidney substudy of the Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surg...

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Main Authors: Amit X. Garg, Nadine Shehata, Shay McGuinness, Richard Whitlock, Dean Fergusson, Ron Wald, Chirag Parikh, Sean M. Bagshaw, Boris Khanykin, Alex Gregory, Summer Syed, Gregory M. T. Hare, Meaghan S. Cuerden, Kevin E. Thorpe, Judith Hall, Subodh Verma, Pavel S. Roshanov, Jessica M. Sontrop, C. David. Mazer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358117749532