Perioperative blood transfusion in major abdominal cancer surgery: a multi-centre service evaluation and national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaemia is associated with complications and death after surgery. Perioperative red-cell transfusion triggers are not well defined in patients having oncological surgery, or with cardiovascular disease.

Methods

We carried out a prospective multicentre cohort study and a clinician survey of UK transfusion practice in adult patients undergoing surgery for abdominal malignancy. The primary outcome was red cell transfusion. Secondary outcomes were transfusion trigger haemoglobin, incidence of complications, length of hospital stay, and acute hospital mortality.

Results

In this prospective cohort study, data were collected on 412 patients undergoing surgery for intrabdominal malignancy in 14 NHS hospitals. Twenty-two (5.2%) patients received preoperative, 42 (10

SUBMITTER: McCullagh IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10430868 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature