Investigating the association between blood transfusion and clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes: a data linkage approach to Patient Blood Management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The appropriateness of the use of blood transfusion in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) remains contested. In general, studies addressing this issue were based on data from clinical trials, registries, or electronic medical records, and were conducted across different settings. Our study aimed to use a linked patient blood management data system from existing hospital databases to examine the association between blood transfusion and in-hospital mortality, length of stay (LOS) and readmission rates among patients with ACS, and to investigate this relationship at different haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations.

Materials and methods

This was a retrospective observational study of patients admitted to participating hospitals between 1^st January 2014

SUBMITTER: Franco GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796845 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature