Perioperative Coagulation Management and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery: A Canadian Survey Taneja R et al. - The majority of Canadian institutions do not use point-of-care tests other than ACT. Most institutions do not have algorithms for management of bleeding following cardiac surgery and at least 30% do not monitor their transfusion practice perioperatively. Cardiac surgery patients in Canada may benefit from a standardized approach to blood conservation in the perioperative period. [more...]
