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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;129(3):642-643.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004288.

Intraoperative Transfusion Targets: Avoiding the Extremes

Nadia B Hensley  1 , Steven M Frank  2 , Micah T Prochaska  3
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Editorial

Intraoperative Transfusion Targets: Avoiding the Extremes

Nadia B Hensley et al. Anesth Analg. 2019 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: S. M. Frank serves on scientific advisory boards for Haemonetics, Baxter, and Medtronic.

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