Commentary: Why do coronary artery bypass grafting transfusion rates vary? We still don't know

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¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Ga.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Ga. Electronic address: richardleemdmba@gmail.com.

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Alison F Ward et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar.

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. 2022 Mar;163(3):1028-1029.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.035. Epub 2020 May 25.

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Ga.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Ga. Electronic address: richardleemdmba@gmail.com.

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Determinants of hospital variability in perioperative red blood cell transfusions during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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