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. 2007 Mar 30;32(3):325–329. doi: 10.1007/s00264-007-0330-0

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