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. 2019 Apr 1;40(13):1089-1090.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy505.

Restrictive transfusion practice in cardiac surgery patients is safe, but what transfusion threshold is safe for my patient?

Nishith N Patel  1 , Gavin J Murphy  2
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Restrictive transfusion practice in cardiac surgery patients is safe, but what transfusion threshold is safe for my patient?

Nishith N Patel et al. Eur Heart J. .
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