“But if given the opportunity, surgeons should consider intervening,” he recommended. “I think we are all a little bit guilty of this, that we have become a little bit lax with our concern about transfusing patients in general. … To the extent we don't have to give people blood, we are better off not giving them blood. And while this may pose inconvenience to patients and surgeons, if they are willing to consider doing this type of an intervention, blood transfusion rates will go down for hysterectomy. So sometimes, the right thing to do is not always the most convenient thing to do.”