Interpreting Blood Transfusion in Hip Fracture Surgery: Marker of Severity Rather Than Mediator of Harm? [Response to Letter]
Year: 2026
Type: letter
Abstract: Lou’i Al-Husinat,1 Fadi Haddad,2 Sarah Al Sharie,3 Mohammad Araydah,4 Laith Al Hseinat,5 Mohamad Kharashgah,1 Adel Alsharei,1 Zaid AL Modanat,1 Mohammed S Alisi,6 Jihad Al-Ajlouni,7 Mohd Said Dawod,8 Silvia De Rosa,9,10 Denise Battaglini11,12 1Department of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Trinity Health Oakland, Pontiac, MI, USA; 3Office of Scientific Affairs and Research, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan; 4Department of Internal Medicine, Istishari Hospital, Amman, Jordan; 5Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan; 6Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; 7Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 8Department of Special Surgery, College of Medicine, Mutah University, Al-Karak, Jordan; 9Centre for Medical Sciences – CISMeD, University of Trento, Trento, Italy; 10Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Chiara Regional Hospital, APSS, Trento, Italy; 11Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy; 12Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, ItalyCorrespondence: Lou’i Al-Husinat, Department of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, Email [email protected]
Source: Journal of Blood Medicine
DOI: 10.2147/jbm.s610748
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,320
OpenAlex ID: W7142478930