Predictors of cardiac surgery patients who tolerate blood conservation in cardiac surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Blood conservation can successfully yield reduction in perioperative blood product use, with associated decrease in the risk of postoperative renal failure. A select patient population that may tolerate blood conservation safely was identified and this may guide a targeted blood conservation effort.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 9, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mori M, Zhuo H, Liu F, LaLonde M, Pelletier KJ, Agarwal R, Geirsson A, Karimi M, Haddadin A, Bonde P, Zhang Y, Mangi AA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research