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Citations of peer-reviewed articles from leading medical journals that present evidence in support of clinical strategies to preempt allogeneic blood transfusion in a variety of medical and surgical settings.

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Perioperative paediatric patient blood management: a narrative review. (opens new window)

Goobie SM, Faraoni

Source‎: Br J Anaesth 2025;134(1):168-79.

A retrospective, real-world study of IV iron use to treat iron deficiency anemia during acute infection. (opens new window)

Sohail H, Collins JE, Chan KH, Alamgir MA, Kamran A

Source‎: Blood 2026:blood.2025031965.

Preservation of platelet function after intraoperative cell salvage using the i-SEP Same device in cardiac surgery. (opens new window)

Blum LV, Sertdere F, Iken S, Lotz G, Nordine M, Hecker F, von Knethen A, Friedrichson B, Rausch J, Zacharowski K, Heinicke U

Source‎: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2026;40(1):38-48.

The effect of prophylactic use of antifibrinolytics during pediatric non-cardiac surgeries on bleeding and transfusions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (opens new window)

Hickey KS, Smith M, Karam O, Demetres M, Faraoni D, Duron V, Wu YS, Nellis ME

Source‎: Paediatr Anaesth 2025;35(8):668-83.

Bloodless heart transplantation in patients who refuse transfusion: an 11-year case series. (opens new window)

Hozain AE, Johnson B, Leiva O, Hamzat I, Wilson M, Jain S, Wheelwright MH, Nordgren R, Nguyen A, Kim GH, Kanwar MK, Salerno CT, Jeevanandam V

Source‎: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2026;171(1):241-50.

Exploring myths of perioperative autologous red blood cell salvage. (opens new window)

Kaufman M, Jahr JS, Klompas AM, Perelman S, Raphael J, Tan GM, Frank SM, Waters JH, Warner MA

Source‎: Anesthesiology 2025;143(5):1357-70.

Thrombopoietin receptor agonists for thrombocytopenia in pediatric hematologic malignancies. (opens new window)

Marinoff AE, Thrall A, Aaronson K, Braun BS, Castellanos M, Chu J, Hermiston M, Huang BJ, Levinson A, Southworth E, Winger BA, Olshen A, Stieglitz E

Source‎: Pediatr Blood Cancer 2025;72(3):e31528.

Outcomes of nontransfusable and transfusable patients after major noncardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study. (opens new window)

Lucas M, Stoll R, Döbel KU, Spenner A, Trentino KM, Murray K, Seeber P

Source‎: Anesth Analg 2025.

Patient-centered care strategies for Jehovah's Witnesses with acute leukemia and high-grade myeloid neoplasms. (opens new window)

Zarka J, Al-Kali A, Alkhateeb HB, Matin A, Gangat N, Hogan WJ, Foran J, Murthy H, Yi CA, Prasad DK, Mina S, Litzow MR, Begna KH, Saliba AN

Source‎: Haematologica 2025.

Deferred cord clamping with high oxygen in extremely preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial. (opens new window)

Katheria AC, Ines F, Lee HC, Sollinger C, Vali P, Morales A, Sanjay S, Dorner R, Koo J, Gollin Y, Das A, Poeltler D, Steinhorn R, Finer N, Lakshminrusimha S

Source‎: JAMA Pediatr 2025;179(9):971-78.

Blood management and conservation during adult spine deformity surgery. (opens new window)

Rocos B, Kato S, Oitment C, Smith J, Jentszch T, Martin A, Rienmuller A, Nielsen C, Shaffrey CI, Lenke LG, Lewis SJ; AO Spine Knowledge Forum Deformity

Source‎: Global Spine J 2025;15(3_suppl):95S-107S.

Acute normovolemic hemodilution in adult cardiac surgery. (opens new window)

Tanaka KA, Stewart KE, Vandyck KB, Burkhart HM, Garwe T, Kertai MD, Butt AL, Mazzeffi MA

Source‎: JAMA Surg 2025:e253238.

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