Intracardiac Pressures

Low Preoperative Fibrinogen Plasma Concentration Is Associated With Excessive Bleeding After Cardiac Operations

Preoperative plasma concentration of fibrinogen is independently associated with excessive bleeding after cardiac operations but not with red blood cell transfusion.

Autologous Blood Transfusion in Elective Cardiac Valve Operations.

The aim of this study was to detect any outcome differences between patients who donated autologous blood versus nondonors undergoing nonemergent cardiac valve surgery.