… deciliter after hip-fracture surgery. We randomly assigned patients to a liberal transfusion …
deciliter) or a restrictive transfusion strategy (symptoms of anemia or at physician discretion for …

… to increased risk of bacterial infections in hip fracture patients… an increased incidence of
wound infections in the liberal group, … the distribution of surgical procedures between the groups. …

… patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. We hypothesized … restrictive transfusion compared
with liberal transfusion is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events in patients …

… In conclusion, restrictive transfusion does not influence the … a restrictive transfusion strategy,
as compared with a restrictive … of POD in aged patients following total hip replacement. Our …

… would be anemic and at risk for transfusion. CMS would save an estimated $11.3 … that a
restrictive transfusion threshold in postoperative hip surgery patients with cardiac disease or risk …

… we conducted a meta-analysis of RCTs to examine whether the restrictive transfusion strategy
is more effective and safer than the liberal counterpart in patients after hip or knee surgery. …

… was associated with increased risk of … restrictive transfusion strategy increased the risk
of heart attack rather than heart failure and arrhythmia in patients after hip fracture surgery…

… than liberal strategies, with restrictive transfusion conserving … that liberal transfusion strategies
had better geriatric patient outcomes … complications than restrictive transfusion strategies. …

… were associated with an increased risk of complications in situations combining high-…
restrictive transfusion strategies might be detrimental in high-risk patients undergoing major surgery…

… threshold strategy at our institution, patients had markedly lower odds of inpatient cardiac …
have examined liberal versus restrictive transfusion practices in orthopaedic surgery. These …