Association of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions With Venous Thromboembolism in a North American Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Increasing evidence supports the role of red blood cells (RBCs) in physiological hemostasis and pathologic thrombosis. Red blood cells are commonly transfused in the perioperative period; however, their association with postoperative thrombotic events remains unclear.

Objective

To examine the association between perioperative RBC transfusions and postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) within 30 days of surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

This analysis used prospectively collected registry data from the American College of Surgery National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database, a validated registry of 525 teaching and nonteaching hospitals in North America. Participants included patients in the ACS-NSQIP registry who underwent

SUBMITTER: Goel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6233649 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature