
Model of Simeone et al for Transfusion Requirements During Heart Surgery
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory General Surgery Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Critical Care |
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Description: | Simeone et al developed a model for predicting blood transfusion requirements during heart surgery. Comparison of predicted to actual blood use can help to identify patients who may have been overtransfused. The authors are from the University of Siena in Italy. |
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