TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Postoperative Blood Transfusion
A1  - Chajewski, Olga S.
A1  - Squires, Jerry E.
A2  - McKean, Sylvia C.
A2  - Ross, John J.
A2  - Dressler, Daniel D.
A2  - Scheurer, Danielle B.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e
AB  - Over  13.8  million  units  of  red  blood  cells  are  transfused  to  over  5  million  patients  in  the  United  States  in  2011;  blood  transfusion  is  one  of  the  most  common  procedure  codes  recorded  at  discharge  for  hospitalized  patients.  It  is  estimated  that  60%  to  70%  of  these  transfusions  occur  in  relation  to  surgical  procedures.  For  over  40  years  it  was  generally  assumed  that  patients  benefitted  from  transfusions  whenever  the  hemoglobin  fell  below  10  g/dL  or  if  the  hematocrit  fell  below  30%  (the  so-called  “10/30  rule”).  Controversy  remains  regarding  the  appropriate  selection  of  patients  requiring  transfusion,  as  well  as  the  recognition  and  management  of  adverse  transfusion  reactions.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137608441
ER  -