Revisiting blood transfusion and predictors of outcome in cardiac surgery patients: a concise perspective [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
In the United States, cardiac surgery-related blood transfusion rates reached new highs in 2010, with 34% of patients receiving blood products.Patients undergoing both complex (coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG] plus valve repair or replacement) and non-complex (isolated CABG) cardiac surgeries are likely to have comorbidities such as anemia.Fu