Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2718590 | The American Journal of Medicine | 2014 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
In patients with critical illness or bleed, restricting blood transfusions by using a hemoglobin trigger of <7 g/dL significantly reduces cardiac events, rebleeding, bacterial infections, and total mortality. A less restrictive transfusion strategy was not effective.
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Authors
Shelley R. MD, Jacob S. Buckley, Saurav MD,