We convened a multidisciplinary Working Party on behalf of the Association of Anaesthetists
to update the 2011 guidance on the peri‐operative management of people with hip fracture …

Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy occurs immediately after massive trauma when shock,
hypoperfusion, and vascular damage are present. Mechanisms for this acute coagulopathy …

Background The effect of a restrictive versus liberal red-cell transfusion strategy on clinical
outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery remains unclear. Methods In this …

Importance Blood transfusion is one of the most frequently used therapies worldwide and is
associated with benefits, risks, and costs. Objective To develop a set of evidence-based …

Background The aim was to describe transfusion practice in critically ill patients at an
international level and evaluate the effects of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on outcomes …

Objective: To assess whether a restrictive strategy of RBC transfusion reduces 28-day
mortality when compared with a liberal strategy in cancer patients with septic shock. Design …

Blood transfusion therapy is frequently used in the supportive care for treatment of anemia.
The transfusion of red blood cells (RBC) is a balance between the benefits of maintaining …

Background There are no overviews of systematic reviews investigating haemoglobin
thresholds for transfusion. This is important as the literature on transfusion thresholds has …

Abstract Editor's Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic A transfusion
threshold of 8 g/dl of hemoglobin is considered safe for asymptomatic orthopedic surgery …

Background. A simple and accurate scoring system to predict risk of transfusion for patients
undergoing cardiac surgery is lacking. We conducted a retrospective analysis of data …