• Martyn J Parker.
• Orthopaedic Research Fellow, Peterborough and Stamford Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Orthopaedics, Peterborough City Hospital, CBU P.O. Box 211, Core C, Bretton Gate, Peterborough PE3 9GZ, UK. Electronic address: Martyn.Parker@pbh-tr.nhs.uk.
• Injury. 2013 Dec 1;44(12):1916-8.

BackgroundDebate exists as to what should be the transfusion threshold for patients with anaemia after hip fracture surgery.MethodsA total of 200 patients aged 60 years and above with a haemoglobin level of between 8.0 and 9.5gdl(-1) after hip fracture surgery were randomised to receive a transfusion to raise the haemoglobin to at least 10.0gdl(-1) or not to have a transfusion unless definite symptoms of anaemia became apparent. Patients were followed up for 1 year.ResultsThere was no statistically significant difference in the outcomes of mortality, hospital stay, regain of mobility or complications between the two groups.ConclusionsThis study confirms other recent research studies which found that reducing the transfusion threshold to 8.0gdl(-1) appears to be a safe practice for this group of patients.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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