title: Allogenic blood transfusion in cardiac surgery.
abstract: Blood transfusion carries benefits and risks. Adult cardiac surgery accounts for a significant proportion of all red blood cells transfusions. However, the identification of the patient, who will truly benefit from transfusions, is still controversial. This review provides an overview on allogenic blood transfusions in adult cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Postoperative Intensive Care of Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crescenzi
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torracca
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Capestro
authors.forename: Marco Luciano Sacha
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Matteucci
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome