Using a Restrictive Approach in Post-Surgical Blood Transfusions Is Safe and Saves Blood
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
New research shows that using a liberal blood transfusion strategy in post-operative hip-surgery patients did not appear to improve patients' recoveries or reduce the rate of death, suggesting therefore, that utilizing a restrictive transfusion approach would be appropriate patient care and conserve blood.