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Ket SN, Sparrow RL, McQuilten ZK, Tacey M, Gibson PR, Brown GJ, Wood EM. Clinical coding data algorithm to categorize type of gastrointestinal bleeding as a primary reason for massive transfusion: results from the Australian and New Zealand Massive Transfusion Registry. Vox Sang 2019; 114:853-860. [PMID: 31489645 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Management of major gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) may require massive transfusion (MT), but limited data are available. Upper and lower GIB have different aetiologies, prognosis, bleeding patterns and outcomes. Better understanding of current transfusion management and outcomes in these patients is important. We sought to define and validate an algorithm based on clinical coding data to distinguish critical upper and lower GIB using data from the Australian and New Zealand Massive Transfusion Registry (ANZ-MTR). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Australian and New Zealand Massive Transfusion Registry hospital-source data on adult patients receiving a MT (defined as ≥5 red cell units within 4 h) for any bleeding context were used. An algorithm allocating ICD-10-AM codes into 'probable' or 'possible' causes of GIB was developed and applied to the ANZ-MTR. Source medical records of 69 randomly selected cases were independently reviewed to validate the algorithm. RESULTS Of 5482 MT cases available from 25 hospitals, 716 (13%) were identified as GIB with 538/716 (75%) categorized 'probable' and 178/716 'possible' GIB. Upper and lower GIB causes of MT were identified for 455/538 (85%) and 76/538 (14%) 'probable' cases, respectively; 7/538 (1·3%) cases had both upper and lower GIB. Allocation by the algorithm into a 'probable' GIB category had a 95·7% (CI: 90-100%) positive predictive value when validated against source medical records. CONCLUSION An algorithm based on ICD-10-AM codes can be used to accurately categorize patients with luminal GIB as the primary reason for MT, enabling further study of this critically unwell and resource-intensive cohort of patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shara N Ket
- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Monash University, Central Clinical School, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Transfusion Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Transfusion Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Transfusion Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Monash University, Central Clinical School, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Monash University, Central Clinical School, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Vic, Australia
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- Transfusion Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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Snyder P, Ali R, Poles M, Gross SA. Portal hypertensive gastropathy with a focus on management. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 9:1207-16. [PMID: 26293979 DOI: 10.1586/17474124.2015.1059275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) is a painless condition of gastric mucosal ectasia and impaired mucosal defense, commonly seen in patients with elevated portal pressures. While it is typically asymptomatic and incidentally discovered on upper endoscopy, acute and chronic bleeding may occur. There are no definitive recommendations for treatment of asymptomatic PHG. Non-selective β-blockers represent the mainstay of therapy for chronic bleeding, while somatostatin and vasopressin and their derivatives may be used in conjunction with supportive measures for acute bleeding. Salvage therapy with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or rarely surgical shunt is appropriate when medical management fails. The role of endoscopic therapy for PHG is controversial. Liver transplantation should be considered as a final resort in cases of refractory bleeding due to PHG.
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- Patrick Snyder
- a 1 New York University Medical School, 550 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Stokes A, Thompson C, Clegg A, Snook J. The influence of a simple blood transfusion policy on overtransfusion in acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Clin Med (Lond) 2015; 15:325-9. [PMID: 26407379 PMCID: PMC4952792 DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-4-325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Blood transfusion is widely used in the management of acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (AUGIH). Trial data suggests that excessive transfusion may be detrimental, yet overtransfusion remains commonplace. This study reports the impact of introducing a simple cross-match policy in a district general hospital, which resulted in a substantial fall in the prevalence of overtransfusion (odds ratio 0.43; 95% confidence interval 0.19-0.98), with potential patient benefits in terms of rebleeding, and a reduction in the total blood transfused from 162 to 121 units per 100 patients with AUGIH. For the cost of blood alone, this corresponds to projected savings across the NHS in England in excess of £2 million per annum.
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- Adam Stokes
- Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK
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