Postoperative Transfusions after Administration of Delayed Cold-stored Platelets versus Room Temperature Platelets in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delayed cold storage of room temperature platelets may extend shelf life from 5 to 14 days. The study hypothesized that the use of delayed cold-stored platelets in cardiac surgery would be associated with decreased postoperative platelet count increments but similar transfusion and clinical outcomes compared to room temperature-stored platelets.

Methods

This is an observational cohort study of adults transfused with platelets intraoperatively during elective cardiac surgery between April 2020 and May 2021. Intraoperative platelets were either room temperature-stored or delayed cold-stored based on blood bank availability rather than clinical features or provider preference. Differences in transfusion and clinical outcomes, including a primary outcome of allogenic

SUBMITTER: Klompas AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524875 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature