Journal article
Transfusion practice varies widely in cardiac surgery: Results from a national registry
ZK McQuilten, N Andrianopoulos, EM Wood, MF Cole-Sinclair, JJ McNeil, PA Cameron, CM Reid, AE Newcomb, JA Smith, LE Phillips
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Published : 2014
Abstract
Objectives: Evidence is accumulating of adverse outcomes associated with transfusion of blood components. If there are differences in perioperative transfusion rates in cardiac surgery, and what hospital factors may contribute, requires further investigation. Methods: Analysis of 42,743 adult patients who underwent 43,482 procedures from 2005 to 2011 at 25 Australian hospitals, according to the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Surgery Database. Multiple logistic regression examined associations of patient and hospital characteristics with transfusion of ≥1 red blood cell (RBC) unit; platelet (PLT), fresh frozen plasma (FFP), and cryoprecipitate (CRY..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Z.M. is the recipient of an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarship (No. APP1017942). C.R. is the recipient of an Australian NHRMC Senior Research Fellowship (No. APP 1045862). This project was funded as part of an Australian NHMRC Partnership grant between the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, the Victorian Government Department of Health, and Monash University. NHMRC ID No. 546291. The Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database Program is funded by the Department of Health Victoria, and the Health Administration Corporation and the Clinical Excellence Commission, New South Wales, Australia. The Australian government fully funds the Australian Red Cross Blood Service for the provision of blood products and services to the Australian Community.