The Comparison of Transfusion Practice and Prognosis according to Transfusion Guidelines of Packed Red Blood Cells in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
10.4097/kjae.2006.51.4.415
- Author:
Min A KWON
1
;
Jea Wook JEONG
;
Kay Hyun PARK
;
Mi Kyung YANG
;
Chung Su KIM
;
Hyun Sung CHO
;
Sang Min LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. marialee@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
blood transfusion;
complications;
OPCAB
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Blood Transfusion;
Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump*;
Death, Sudden;
Erythrocytes*;
Hemorrhage;
Incidence;
Myocardial Infarction;
Prognosis*;
Transplants*;
Wound Infection
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2006;51(4):415-420
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
< 0.001); the Hb was > 10.0 g/dl in group B (minimum Hb 10.4 g/dl). The rate of bloodless OPCAB increased from 2% to 57%. There was a similar number of blood restorations and wastage, incidence of wound infections, bleeding, arrhythmias, myocardial infarctions, sudden death, length of the ICU stay and postoperative admissions in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: With the new transfusion guideline, number of P-RBC preparations and transfusions was decreased significantly without an increase in the incidence of complications.
