NCT02042898.

Trial name or title	An international, multi‐center, randomized controlled trial to assess transfusion thresholds in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (TRICS‐III)
Methods	Randomised clinical trial
Participants	Cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass and preoperative European System for Cardiac Operation Risk Evaluation (euroSCORE) of 6 or more
Interventions	Liberal: transfusion if haemoglobin level is less than 9.5 g/dL Restrictive: transfusion if haemoglobin level is less than 7.5 g/dL
Outcomes	Composite of any of the following: all‐cause mortality, myocardial infarction, new renal failure requiring dialysis, new focal neurological deficit (primary outcomes)
Starting date	January 2014
Contact information	David Mazer or Nadine Shehata
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