Intraoperative transfusion practices in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transfusion of allogeneic blood influences outcome after surgery. Despite widespread availability of transfusion guidelines, transfusion practices might vary among physicians, departments, hospitals and countries. Our aim was to determine the amount of packed red blood cells (pRBC) and blood products transfused intraoperatively, and to describe factors determining transfusion throughout Europe.

Methods

We did a prospective observational cohort study enrolling 5803 patients in 126 European centres that received at least one pRBC unit intraoperatively, during a continuous three month period in 2013.

Results

The overall intraoperative transfusion rate was 1.8%; 59% of transfusions were at least partially initiated as a result of a physiological transfusion tri

SUBMITTER: Meier J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4718146 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature