Diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices for safer blood management in cardiac surgery: systematic reviews, observational studies and randomised controlled trials

• Main Authors: Gavin J Murphy (Author), Andrew D Mumford (Author), Chris A Rogers (Author), Sarah Wordsworth (Author), Elizabeth A Stokes (Author), Veerle Verheyden (Author), Tracy Kumar (Author), Jessica Harris (Author), Gemma Clayton (Author), Lucy Ellis (Author), Zoe Plummer (Author), William Dott (Author), Filiberto Serraino (Author), Marcin Wozniak (Author), Tom Morris (Author), Mintu Nath (Author), Jonathan A Sterne (Author), Gianni D Angelini (Author), Barnaby C Reeves (Author)
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• Udgivet: NIHR Journals Library, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Anaemia, coagulopathic bleeding and transfusion are strongly associated with organ failure, sepsis and death following cardiac surgery. Objective: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of medical devices used as diagnostic and therapeutic tools for the management...