Cost Analysis of Transfusion Therapy in Coronary Artery Surgery.

CONCLUSION: The clinical and economic burdens associated with unnecessary transfusions are significant. Avoiding transfusion in CABG patients found to be at low risk of bleeding may result in significant reduction of transfusion rate and transfusion-associated costs. PMID: 31604357 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - October 10, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Petricevic M, Petricevic M, Pasalic M, Cepulic BG, Raos M, Dujmic D, Kalamar V, Mestrovic V, Gasparovic H, Vasicek V, Goerlinger K, Biocina B Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research