A Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier HBOC-201 in a Randomized, Multicenter Red Blood Cell Controlled Trial in Noncardiac Surgery Patients

BACKGROUND:We present the results of a previously unpublished hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC) study conducted in 1998–1999.METHODS:In a multicenter, randomized, single-blind, comparative study of HBOC-201 versus allogeneic red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, no-cardiac surgery patients receive