Background Anemia, characterized by low hemoglobin levels, is a global public health
concern. Anemia is an independent factor worsening outcomes in various patient groups …

Cardiac surgery is a distinctive surgical discipline that often necessitates the use of
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and full anticoagulation intraoperatively, along with varying …

Background Clinical guidelines have concluded that there are insufficient data to provide
recommendations for the hemoglobin threshold for the use of red cell transfusion in patients …

Background: The optimal hemoglobin threshold to guide red blood cell (RBC) transfusion for
patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia is uncertain. Objective: To …

Background Red blood cell transfusion can cause fluid overload. We evaluated the
interaction between heart failure (HF) at baseline and transfusion strategy on outcomes in …

BACKGROUND: The MINT trial (Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion) raised concern for
harm from a restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategy in patients with acute myocardial …

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a cornerstone of modern medical
practice, and can only be performed safely and effectively with appropriate transfusion …

Objective To test the hypothesis that a freeze-all strategy would increase the chance of live
birth compared with fresh embryo transfer in women with low prognosis for in vitro …

Blood transfusion is a common therapeutic intervention in hospitalized patients. There are
numerous indications for transfusion, including anemia and coagulopathy with deficiency of …

Background Blood products frequently are administered to critically ill patients. Considering
recent trials and practice variability, a comprehensive review of current evidence was …