ASH: Lower Threshold for Post-op Transfusion Proves Safe (CME/CE...

Courtesy MedPage Today Surgery  Wed, 12/09/2009 - 13:00

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- A restrictive transfusion policy reduced blood use by 50% and posed no increased hazards to older patients with cardiovascular disease who were undergoing surgery for hip fracture, data from an NIH-funded study showed.


 

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