Table 2.

Transfusion thresholds and target haemoglobin concentration at discharge

	Surgeons (n = 345) median Hb (mean±SD) g/dL	Anaesthetists (n  = 232) median Hb (mean±SD) g/dL
Unmodified scenario	8 (8.3 ± .84)	8 (7.9 ± .70)
Qualified <6 years	8 (8.2 ± .72) n = 100*	8 (7.7 ± .59) n = 56
Qualified >6 years	8 (8.4 ± .83) n = 218	8 (8.1 ± .72) n = 162
Symptoms present	9.5 (9.3 ± .86)	8.5 (8.8 ± .93)
Ischaemic heart disease present	9 (9.0 ± .93)	9.5 (9.2 ± .94)
Target haemoglobin at discharge	10 (9.8 ± 1.0)	10 (9.4 ± 1.1)

*Number of years qualified not stated in 27 surgeons and 14 anaesthetists