Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Artery Bypass Surgery

Background and Aims: The purpose of this study was to search predictors of red blood cell transfusions in peripheral vascular surgical patients. Material and Methods: All the patients who undergone infrainguinal bypass surgery at Helsinki University Hospital in the year 2000 were included. Of 266 re...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of surgery 2006-01, Vol.95 (1), p.39-43
Main Authors: Niemi, T. T., Kuitunen, A. H., Haukka, J., Lepäntalo, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Blood Loss, Surgical - prevention & control
Chi-Square Distribution
Erythrocyte Transfusion - statistics & numerical data
Female
Finland
Humans
Lower Extremity - blood supply
Lower Extremity - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Statistics, Nonparametric
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Summary:Background and Aims: The purpose of this study was to search predictors of red blood cell transfusions in peripheral vascular surgical patients. Material and Methods: All the patients who undergone infrainguinal bypass surgery at Helsinki University Hospital in the year 2000 were included. Of 266 records 261 (98%) were available for data review. Multiple stepwise regression model was created to identify independent predictors of blood use. Results and Conclusions: 174 (67%) of the patients received red blood cell transfusion. The lowest measured mean (SD) haemoglobin was 94 (11) g/l intraoperatively and 92 (± 10) g/l on the first two postoperative days. The median (range) number of units was 3 (1–19). Multivariate analysis showed that high age (p = 0.019), small body surface area (p = 0.017), low preoperative haemoglobin (p
ISSN:1457-4969
1799-7267
DOI:10.1177/145749690609500108