Transfusion Rate as a Quality Metric: Is Blood Conservation a Learnable Skill? Gaetano Paone, MD, MHSA, Robert Brewer, MD, MHSA, Donald S. Likosky, PhD, Patricia F. Theurer, BSN, Gail F. Bell, MSN, Chad M. Cogan, MS, Richard L. Prager, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 4, Pages 1279-1286 (October 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.045 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Adjusted transfusion rates from 2008 to 2012 for red blood cells (blue), fresh frozen plasma (red), and platelets (green). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1279-1286DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.05.045) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions