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Editorial
. 2019 Jul;30(7):1143-1144.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019050509. Epub 2019 Jun 20.

Restricting Red-Cell Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: No Increase in AKI

Iain C Macdougall  1 , Toby Richards  2
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Editorial

Restricting Red-Cell Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery: No Increase in AKI

Iain C Macdougall et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: TRICS-IIITrial; acute kidney injury; cardiac surgery; red-cell transfusions.

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