Risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The goal is to identify risk factors associated with receiving a blood transfusion during the perioperative period in patients who undergo total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) using a large-scale national database.

Methods

In this retrospective analysis, data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was utilized to review the medical records of all patients who underwent TLH from 2010 to 2019. The researchers identified patients who had received a blood transfusion during the perioperative period and compared with those who had not. The subsequent factors associated with blood transfusion were examined: hospital characteristics (type of admission and payer, patient demographics (age and race), bed size, teaching status, location, and region of hospital), length of

SUBMITTER: Cao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809697 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature