Perioperative inappropriate red blood cell transfusions significantly increase total costs in elective surgical patients, representing an important economic burden for hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in surgical patients are associated with increased morbidity a hospital stay. However, little is known about how clinical and economic outcomes differ between appropriately and inappropriately transfused patients. We hypothesized that inappropriate RBC transfusions in elective surgical patients would significantly increase hospital cost. The aim of this study was to quantify the economic burden associated with inappropriate RBC transfusions.

Methods

We retrospectively included all adult patients admitted for elective non-cardiac surgery between January 2014 and March 2020. Patients were divided into three groups (not transfused, appropriately transfused and inappropriately transfused). The primary outcome was the excess in hospita

SUBMITTER: Saporito A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9468475 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature