Abstract:With the decreased risk of homologous blood transfusions, the costs of blood products have become increasingly important for hospitals with major surgical procedures and oncologic treatment. It is well established from clinical physiology that a hemoglobin concentration (cHb) lower than 6.21 mmol/l (10 g/dl) is enough to serve the oxygen demand of the tissues, but transfusion of erythrocytes is still liberally carried out. Data obtained from Jehovah's Witnesses, who categorically refuse blood transfusions, dem… Show more
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