title: Reply: To PMID 24206967.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, 4172 Cardiovascular Center, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI48109. Electronic address: engorenm@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Milo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engoren
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Schwann
authors.affiliation: Clinical Outcomes Unit, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neill
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vance
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Donald S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Likosky
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000401:mortality*; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male