[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: In Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery, A Restrictive Transfusion Approach Does Not Increase the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury

Safety of a Restrictive versus Liberal Approach to Red Blood Cell Transfusion on the Outcome of AKI in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial – Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Restrictive Approach to Blood Cell Transfusions Safe for Heart Surgery Patients – American Society of Nephrology (free)

Related: Effects of restrictive red blood cell transfusion on the prognoses of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Critical Care (free) AND Research: Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery (free study and commentaries) AND Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery: The TRACS Randomized Controlled Trial – JAMA (free)