The impact of blood transfusion on morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery

Camila de Christo Dorneles⁰; Luiz Carlos Bodanese⁰; João Carlos Vieira da Costa Guaragna⁰; Fabrício Edler Macagnan⁰; Juliano Cé Coelho⁰; Anibal Pires Borges⁰; Marco Antonio Goldani⁰; João Batista Petracco⁰

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382011000200012

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^IPhysiotherapist, Master's degree in Health Sciences at PUCRS, Professor of Physiotherapy at the Lutheran University of Brazil - Santa Maria Campus / RS, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil ^IIPhD in Clinical Medicine, Full Professor of Cardiology at the Department of Internal Medicine, PUCRS Medical School, Chief of Cardiology at Sao Lucas Hospital, PUCRS, Porto Alegre RS, Brazil ^IIIPhD in Clinical Medicine; Cardiologist Physician. Professor at PUCRS Medical School, Chief of the Postoperative Cardiac Surgery at Sao Lucas Hospital, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil ^IVPhysiotherapist, PhD in Health Sciences at PUCRS, Professor of Physiotherapy at PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil ^VMedicine Undergraduate Student at PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil ^VIMedical Internist, Resident at the Department of Cardiology, Sao Lucas Hospital, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil ^VIISpecialist in Cardiovascular Surgery, Professor at the Department of Surgery, PUCRS Medical School - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sao Lucas Hospital, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil ^VIIICardiovascular Surgeon at Sao Lucas Hospital, PUCRS, Full Professor at PUCRS Medical School, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil