European heart journal
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European heart journal · Apr 2019
Meta Analysis Comparative StudyRestrictive compared with liberal red cell transfusion strategies in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.
To determine whether a restrictive strategy of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion at lower haemoglobin concentrations is inferior to a liberal strategy of RBC transfusion at higher haemoglobin concentrations in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ The current evidence does not support the notion that restrictive RBC transfusion strategies are inferior to liberal RBC strategies in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.