Transfusion Threshold of Hemoglobin 80 g/L Is Comparable to 100 g/L in Terms of Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Study

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 131-139

  Laine, Antti ^a   Niemi, Tomi ^a   Schramko, Alexey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; transfusion, bleeding

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART SURGERY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85032928855     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.08.039     Document Type: Article

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