A multicentre randomised controlled trial of Transfusion Indication Threshold Reduction on transfusion rates, morbidity and health-care resource use following cardiac surgery (TITRe2)
Background: Uncertainty about optimal red blood cell transfusion thresholds in cardiac surgery is reflected in widely varying transfusion rates between surgeons and cardiac centres. Objective: To test the hypothesis that a restrictive compared with a liberal threshold for red blood cell transfusion...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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NIHR Journals Library
2016-08-01
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Series: | Health Technology Assessment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20600 |