1.Perioperative blood transfusion in hepatectomy: a decision tree analysis of influencing factors
Chengcen LUO ; Linou HONG ; Chunyu HE ; Anli PENG ; Jun YANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2025;38(10):1334-1339
Objective: To investigate the significant factors influencing the need for perioperative blood transfusion in patients undergoing hepatectomy. Methods: Medical records of patients who underwent elective hepatectomy in our hospital from January 2020 to December 2021 were retrospectively collected. Variables associated with transfusion were analyzed using traditional logistic regression (LR) and machine learning algorithm, the Classification and Regression Tree (CRT). The predictive values of the two methods were compared by the area under the curve (AUC) of the ROC curve. Results: Among the 402 patients, 82(20.4%) received blood transfusions. Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified several risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion, including vascular invasion, preoperative hemoglobin level, intraoperative blood loss, duration of surgery, postoperative hemoglobin level, and postoperative complications (P<0.05). In the CRT model for predicting blood transfusion, intraoperative blood loss (cutoff: 450 mL) was the parent node, with preoperative Hb, postoperative complications, and hospital stay as child nodes. The LR model demonstrated superior predictive performance compared to the CRT model, with an AUC of 0.971 (95% CI: 0.956-0.985) vs 0.937 (95% CI: 0.909-0.965). The difference in AUC between the two methods was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Although the CRT model did not outperform logistic regression in overall predictive accuracy, it still provides a valuable tool for assisting clinicians in making decisions about blood transfusion in the perioperative period of hepatectomy, thereby facilitating more individualized guidance for preoperative blood preparation in clinical practice.
2.Exploring the impact of ABO blood group on the outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Chengcen LUO ; Yannan FENG ; Chunya MA ; Rui WANG ; Jun YANG ; Deqing WANG
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(3):252-256
【Objective】 To investigate the impact of ABO blood group compatibility and incompatibility(major /minor/bidirectional incompatibility) on the outcomes of patients underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(allo-HSCT), and to provide evidences for optimizing the transplantation program. 【Methods】 From January 2014 to June 2018, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical courses of 18 recipients of allo-HSCT from ABO-compatible donors and 52 from ABO-incompatible donors at our hospital. The implantation time of granulocyte/erythrocyte/megakaryoblast, RBC/platelet transfusions within 3 months posttransplantation, the initiating and completion time of ABO blood group conversion(for ABO-compatible donors only) were analyzed and compared among the ABO-incompatible and ABO-compatible donors as such variables including demographic data, donor and patient relationship, diagnosis of disease, bone marrow hematopoietic function prior to transplantation, HLA matching were not significant different. 【Results】 For 18 recipients of allo-HSCT from ABO-compatible donors, the implantation time of granulocyte, erythrocyte, megakaryoblast was 12.0(11.0~16.3), 41.5 (35.0~49.0) and 19.0(16.0~22.5)days, respectively. For 52 recipients of allo-HSCT from ABO-incompatible donors, the ABO blood group conversion was initiated at 28.0(22.5~44.0)days posttransplantation and completed at 105.5(85.0~141.8)days. In the ABO-compatible group, the time of erythrocyte implantation was shortened(P<0.05), and less RBC /platelet transfusions were required as compared with the ABO major and bidirectional incompatible group, except for the time of granulocyte and megakaryoblast implantation(P>0.05), no significant difference was observed between these two variables. The blood group conversion time, implantation time of granulocyte/erythrocyte/megakaryoblast, and RBC /platelet transfusions among ABO major, minor and bidirectional incompatible groups were not significant different (P>0.05). 【Conclusion】 ABO-compatiblity enjoys priority in allo-HSCT. ABO-incompatiblity can be chosen in the order of minor, major and bidirectional incompatibility in the absence of ABO-compatiblity.

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