Blood transfusion practices in cardiac anaesthesia

Blood transfusion practices in cardiac anaesthesia

The primary reasons for blood transfusion in cardiac surgery are to correct anaemia and to improve tissue oxygen delivery. However, there is a considerable debate regarding the actual transfusion trigger at which the benefits of transfusion overweight the risk. The association between extreme haemod...

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Main Authors: Hanumantha Rao Mangu, Aloka Samantaray, Muralidhar Anakapalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Blood transfusion
cardiac surgery
cardiopulmonary bypass
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2014;volume=58;issue=5;spage=616;epage=621;aulast=Mangu

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