Perioperative Management of Patients for Whom Transfusion Is Not an Option

This article reviews the management of patients requesting or requiring surgery without transfusion, including patient identification and informed consent, determining preoperative target hemoglobin and anemia management, and intraoperative and postoperative blood conservation techniques.

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This article reviews the management strategies for patients who require surgery but refuse blood transfusion, including patient identification, informed consent, preoperative hemoglobin target determination, anemia management, and blood conservation techniques during and after surgery.