Safety of a Restrictive versus Liberal Approach to Red Blood Cell Transfusion on the Outcome of AKI in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Amit X GargNeal BadnerSean M BagshawMeaghan S CuerdenDean A FergussonAlexander J GregoryJudith HallGregory M T HareBoris KhanykinShay McGuinnessChirag R ParikhPavel S RoshanovNadine ShehataJessica M SontropSummer SyedGeorge I TagarakisKevin E ThorpeSubodh VermaRon WaldRichard P WhitlockC David Mazernull nullPublished in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN (2019)
Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a restrictive transfusion approach resulted in fewer red blood cell transfusions without increasing the risk of AKI.