Fig. 2. Incidence of intraoperative transfusion of allogenic blood products (A ) and total intraoperative transfusion requirements per year (B ) in patients undergoing surgery in the cardiovascular department before (2004) and after (2009) implementation of the point-of-care-supported coagulation management algorithm. FFP = fresh frozen plasma, platelets = pooled or apheresis platelet concentrates, PRBC = packed red blood cells.