Background: Several studies have indicated that a restrictive erythrocyte transfusion strategy
is as safe as a liberal one in critically ill patients, but there is no clear evidence to support the …

Preoperative, operative, and postoperative factors may all contribute to high rates of anemia
in patients undergoing surgery for cancer. Allogeneic blood transfusion is associated with …

BACKGROUND: The adverse effects of blood transfusion after cancer surgery have been
recently challenged in older anemic persons or those with substantial intraoperative blood …

Objective To examine outcomes in patients who receive small amounts of intraoperative
blood transfusion. Design Longitudinal, uncontrolled observational study evaluating results …

Background Blood transfusions are associated with morbidity and mortality. However,
restrictive thresholds could harm patients less able to tolerate anemia. Using a context …

ALLOGENEIC erythrocyte transfusions are associated with increased mortality, 1 major
adverse cardiac and noncardiac outcome, 2 and low output failure in cardiac surgery …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Benchmarking transfusion activity may help to eliminate inappropriate use
of blood products. The goal of this study was to measure and to compare the current …

Background. In colorectal cancer surgery, allogeneic blood transfusions have reportedly
been associated with higher rates of postoperative complications and tumor recurrence …

Background The impact of intraoperative erythrocyte transfusion on outcomes of anemic
patients undergoing noncardiac surgery has not been well characterized. The objective of …