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Sonal Sonu: Real Clinical Maturity is Knowing When to Stop
Feb 20, 2026, 16:33

Sonal Sonu: Real Clinical Maturity is Knowing When to Stop

Sonal Sonu, Transfusion Medicine Specialist, shared a post on LinkedIn:

”’Hb is 8.’

‘Transfuse 1 unit.’

Two lines.

One reflex.

But blood is not just a number correction.

It is a biological transplant.

With risks.

With consequences.

Up to 30–50% of hospital transfusions may be avoidable.

So the real question isn’t:

‘What’s the hemoglobin?’

It’s:

‘Does this patient truly need blood?’

Because real clinical maturity is not about doing more.

It’s about knowing when to stop.

What threshold do you follow in stable, non-bleeding patients?”

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