Beyond Anemia and Transfusion of Red Blood Cells: Further Perspectives on Sex-based Biological Differences and Vascular Inflammation

We read with interest the work by Wester et al. on the influence of sex on red blood cell (RBC) transfusion rates during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the Netherlands.1 The study further corroborates the previously recognized risk associated with cardiac surgery in women.2 The accompanying editorial emphasizes the lack of definitive proof for the causal link between RBC transfusion and mortality. We would like to add our perspectives to these observations.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research