Table 3. Post-operative RBCs transfusion and use of RBCs alternatives.

	Never		Rarely		Often		Always
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Management of a 55-year-old male who underwent elective surgery and had active intraoperative bleeding that was stopped. Postoperatively Hb level = 6.4 g/dL and was hemodynamically stable
I order 1 unit if RBCs transfusion:	2	3.6%	18	32.1%	25	44.6%	11	19.6%
I order 2 units if RBCs transfusion	1	1.8%	5	8.9%	16	28.6%	34	60.7%
I write the infusion rate for the RBC transfusion:	7	12.5%	10	17.9%	24	42.9%	15	26.8%
Use of alternative strategies to RBCs transfusion A 55-year-old male, undergoing elective total gastrectomy with a Hb level of 10.5 g\dL
Cell-saver device for benign case	38	67.9%	13	23.2%	4	7.1%	1	1.8%
Cell-saver for malignant case	42	75.0%	9	16.1%	4	7.1%	1	1.8%
Tranexamic acid	31	55.4%	23	41.1%	2	3.6%	0	0.0%
Pre-operative oral iron for anemic patients	18	32.1%	21	37.5%	11	19.6%	6	10.7%
Pre-operative autologous blood transfusions	33	58.9%	14	25.0%	8	14.3%	1	1.8%