J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;129:1201-1202
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Reply to the Editor
Yoshio Ootaki, MD, PhDa,
Masahiro Yamaguchi, MD, PhDb,
Naoki Yoshimura, MD, PhDb
a Department of Biomedical Engineering Lerner Research Institute The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH 44195
b Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Kobe Childrens Hospital Kobe, Japan
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We would like to thank Dr Jonas for his comments on our recent article.1 Our study was a prospective, observational study, and the patients had an uncomplicated course in which the criteria for red blood cell transfusion included anemia with a hematocrit level of less than 15% during bypass and 20% after . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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