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42 Chapter 2 Figure S2. Patients with acute coronary syndrome were transfused at highest Hb levels in South Eastern Asia with a median Hb level of 10 g/dL (8.75-10) while in Western Europe the median reported transfusion threshold was 8.1 g/dL (8-8.1). For patients with traumatic brain injury also respondents from South Eastern Asia reported the highest Hb levels as transfusion thresholds of 9.5 g/dL (8-9.5) and lowest Hb levels were reported in Northern America with a median Hb of 7 g/dL (7-7). In Southern Asia the highest Hb thresholds for patients receiving ECMO were reported with 9 g/dL (7-9), while the lowest Hb levels were reported by respondents working in Northern America with 7 g/dL (7-7).