A 3.5-month-old, 6.0 kg male with a history of craniosynostosis of the sagittal suture presents for endoscopic repair. His preoperative hematocrit is 36%. Assuming a hematocrit transfusion threshold of 21%, which volume best estimates the patient’s allowable surgical blood loss before requiring red cell transfusion?
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Question of the Week #176