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Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited Commentary

Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (G-3), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195

(Email: kochc@ccf.org).

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Ranucci and colleagues [1] support findings from prior investigation in the areas of gender, transfusion, and outcomes after cardiac surgery. The authors report similar outcomes among women and men in terms of in-hospital mortality and intensive care unit stay. In their investigation, the authors demonstrate that transfusion of blood and components are risk factors for both morbid events. It is their conjecture that female gender and small body surface area are ultimately related to intraoperative hemodilution and this, in turn, is the trigger . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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