Defining postoperative transfusion thresholds in liver transplant recipients: A novel retrospective approach.

Joseph P ConnorDavid AufhauserBridget M WelchGlen LeversonDavid Al-Adra

Published in: Transfusion (2020)

Transfusion thresholds of HCT <24%, and potentially as low as 21% are acceptable in postoperative liver transplant recipients. The conduct of a randomized clinical trial, as supported by these data, will be necessary to support the use of lower thresholds.

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