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  • Title: Strategies for blood conservation in pediatric cardiac surgery.
    Author: Singh SP.
    Journal: Ann Card Anaesth; 2016; 19(4):705-716. PubMed ID: 27716703.
    Abstract:
    Cardiac surgery accounts for the majority of blood transfusions in a hospital. Blood transfusion has been associated with complications and major adverse events after cardiac surgery. Compared to adults it is more difficult to avoid blood transfusion in children after cardiac surgery. This article takes into account the challenges and emphasizes on the various strategies that could be implemented, to conserve blood during pediatric cardiac surgery.
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