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Although cardiac surgery is associated with a high rate of allogeneic blood transfusion, evidence about the optimal protocol for blood transfusion for patients undergoing heart surgery is lacking. The rationale for treatment is based on the fact that anaemia is an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality following cardiac operations, but transfusions themselves have [...]Read More...