Click here to access Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Guideline. (Adobe PDF file) Click here for Endnote library.
A Report from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Blood Conservation Guideline Task Force; Victor A. Ferraris, MD, PhD (Chair), Suellen P. Ferraris, PhD, Sibu P. Saha, MD, Eugene A. Hessel II, MD, Constance K. Haan, MD, MS, B. David Royston, MD, Charles R. Bridges, MD, ScD, Robert S. D. Higgins, MD, George Despotis, MD, and Jeremiah R. Brown, PhD; and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Special Task Force on Blood Transfusion; Bruce D. Spiess, MD, FAHA (Chair), Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD, Mark Stafford-Smith, MD, C. David Mazer, MD, Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, MD, Steven E. Hill, MD, and Simon Body, MB, ChB. Copyright 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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