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Transfusion in the cardiac patient

Donat R Spahn1, Nadia Dettori, Roman Kocian

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV), CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. donat.spahn@chuv.hospvd.ch

Summary

Transfusion guidelines for cardiac patients are similar to others, with triggers above 6.0 g/dL hemoglobin. Signs of inadequate oxygenation, like hemodynamic instability or ischemia, guide transfusions in this group.

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