Abstract Background Bleeding as a complication is associated with poorer results in cardiac surgery. There is increasing evidence that the use of blood products is an independent factor of increased..
Read MoreAbstract Objective Preoperative anemia management reduces red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and adverse outcomes, but how best to optimize the patient’s hemoglobin (Hgb) before cardiac surgery remains unclear. The authors..
Read MoreAbstract This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of a higher versus lower blood pressure target during..
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