Effect of a Patient Blood Management Program on the Appropriateness of Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elderly patients with hip fractures frequently receive perioperative transfusions, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a patient blood management (PBM) program on the appropriateness of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and clinical outcomes in geriatric patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.

Methods

In 2018, the revised PBM program was implemented at the Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Elderly patients aged ≥ 65 years who underwent hip fracture surgery from 2017 to 2020 were evaluated. Clinical characteristics and outcomes were analyzed according to the timing of PBM implementation (pre-PBM, early-PBM, and late-PBM). Multiveriate regression analysis was used to eval

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9970785 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature