NIHR 130875.

Study name	The impact of REstrictive versus LIberal Transfusion strategy on cardiac injury and death in patients undergoing surgery for Hip Fracture (RESULT‐Hip)
Methods	RCT
Participants	Adults aged 60 years or older with hip fracture who become anaemic (< Hb 9.0 g/dL) during the 7 days following surgery  Estimated enrolment: 1964
Interventions	Liberal group: transfusion threshold of Hb 9.0 g/dL (target Hb 9.0 g/dL to 11.0 g/dL) for duration of acute hospital stay Restrictive group: transfusion threshold of Hb 7.5 g/dL (target Hb 7.5 g/dL to 9.0 g/dL) for duration of acute hospital stay
Outcomes	Primary outcome: death or MACE within 30 days of surgery. MACE will be defined as any combination of the following: death, myocardial Infarction, new arrhythmia, cardiac or respiratory arrest, cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
Starting date	2022
Contact information	Michael Gillies; michael.gillies@ed.ac.uk
Notes	Funding: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) ‐ Health Technology Assessment (UK)