title: Blood transfusion and haemostatic management in the perioperative period.
abstract: A lower transfusion trigger, a better understanding of haemostasis, and an awareness of alternatives to homologous transfusion should make the practice of transfusion medicine more rational.RéSUMé: Un seuil d'hémoglobine plus bas en prétransfusion, une meilleure compréhension de l'hémostase et la connaissance d'alternatives à la transfusion homologue devraient rendre la pratique de la transfusion sanguine plus rationnelle.
authors: Department of Anaesthesia, Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: McIntyre