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. 2020 Jul 28;28(3):560–569. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2020.19701

Table 1. University Hospital of Zurich Guideline-Hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion.

Healthy parturient  Hb <60 g/L
Patients without significant comorbidities Hb <70 g/L
Patients with Hb <80 g/L
• SaO2 <90% despite optimized ventilation • Severe traumatic brain injury
• Freeflaps
• Severe (>70%) carotid stenosis
Patients with unstable coronary artery disease  Hb <90 g/L
No indication Hb ≥90 g/L
Surgery stopped -> evaluation  Hb <100 g/L unexpectedly
Pre-treatment according to Table 2 Hb 100-129 g/L or iron deficiency at Hb ≥130 g/L
Patients of the focus group can be operated if -> Hb ≥130 g/L men and women and no iron deficiency
  (Ferritin ≥100 μg/L and TSAT ≥20%)
SaO2: Oxygen saturation; Hb: Hemoglobin; TSAT: Transferrin saturation.