A 68-year-old man with stable ischaemic heart disease and no active bleeding has Hb 68 g/L from chronic gastrointestinal blood loss. He is haemodynami...

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A 68-year-old man with stable ischaemic heart disease and no active bleeding has Hb 68 g/L from chronic gastrointestinal blood loss. He is haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate transfusion threshold according to current evidence?

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Transfuse when Hb is

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Transfuse red blood cells when Hb is

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Transfuse only if Hb is

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Avoid transfusion regardless of Hb level

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Transfuse to a target Hb of 110-120 g/L as standard

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Transfusion threshold in stable anaemia

A 68-year-old man with stable ischaemic heart disease and no active bleeding has Hb 68 g/L from chronic gastrointestinal blood loss. He is haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate transfusion threshold according to current evidence?