×
ADVERTISEMENT

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Blood Conservation Strategy Improves Outcomes in Cardiac Surgical Patients

image
Chad Zhao, MD

TORONTO—New research has found that implementing a set of institutional blood conservation guidelines yields a variety of benefits in cardiac surgical patients, including decreased requirements for postoperative transfusion, faster extubation times and reduced rates of postoperative complications.

“As we all know, blood is a limited resource and we want to try to preserve as much as possible, particularly during cardiac surgery,” said Chad Zhao, MD, an