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Ozawa S, Ozawa-Morriello J, Rock R, Sromoski M, Walbolt S, Hall T, Pearse BL. Patient Blood Management as an Emerging Concept in Quality: The Role of Nurses. J Nurs Care Qual 2024; 39:129-135. [PMID: 37350618 DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transfusion of blood components has long been considered lifesaving therapy. While blood transfusion may be clinically indicated as a treatment option for some patients, the benefits of transfusion in asymptomatic, hemodynamically stable patients are questionable. PROBLEM Blood component transfusion is routinely used as a default therapy when not clinically indicated, increasing the risk of poor patient outcomes, adverse events, pressures on blood supply and availability, and increased health care costs. APPROACH Nurses have the responsibility to advocate for patients and reduce/avoid unnecessary blood transfusion through the implementation of patient blood management (PBM). The PBM paradigm includes treatment of anemia, minimizing blood loss and bleeding, optimization of coagulation, and employing true patient-centered decision making. CONCLUSIONS PBM should become the standard of care with the goal of improving health care quality and patient outcomes while using the multidisciplinary team for its implementation. As advocates for their patients, nurses can play a major role in the development, implementation, and promotion of PBM.
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- Sherri Ozawa
- Author Affiliations: Deparment of Patient Blood Management (Mss Ozawa and Hall), Accumen Incorporated, Phoenix, Arizona; Department of Clinical Training and Evaluation Center, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia (Ms Ozawa); Department of Bloodless Medicine and Patient Blood Management, Englewood Health, Englewood, New Jersey (Ms Ozawa and Mr Ozawa-Morriello); Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SABM), Mt Royal, New Jersey (Ms Ozawa, Rock, Sromoski, Walbolt, and Hall and Mr Ozawa-Morriello); Department of Patient Blood Management and Center for Bloodless Medicine, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania (Mr Ozawa-Morriello and Ms Sromoski); Departments of Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, and Cardiac Surgery Services, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey (Mr Ozawa-Morriello); Department of Patient Blood Management, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Ms Rock); Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB), Bethesda, Maryland (Ms Sromoski); ProMedica Health System, Toledo, Ohio (Ms Walbolt); Department of Patient Blood Management The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Dr Pearse); and Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Dr Pearse)
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de Bruin S, Eggermont D, van Bruggen R, de Korte D, Scheeren TWL, Bakker J, Vlaar APJ. Transfusion practice in the bleeding critically ill: An international online survey-The TRACE-2 survey. Transfusion 2021; 62:324-335. [PMID: 34971005 PMCID: PMC9305497 DOI: 10.1111/trf.16789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transfusion is very common in the intensive care unit (ICU), but practice is highly variable, as has recently been shown in non-bleeding critically ill patients practices survey. Bleeding patients in ICU require different blood products across a range of specific patient categories. We hypothesize that a large variety in transfusion practice exists in bleeding patients. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS An international online survey was performed among physicians working in the ICU. Transfusion practice in massively and non-massively bleeding patients was examined, including transfusion ratios, thresholds, and the presence of transfusion guidelines. RESULTS Six hundred eleven respondents filled in the survey of which 401 could be analyzed, representing 64 countries. Among the respondents, 52% had a massive transfusion protocol (MTP) available at their ICU. In massively bleeding patients, 46% of the respondents used fixed transfusion component ratios. Of those who used fixed blood ratios, the 1:1:1 ratio (red blood cell [RBC] concentrates: plasma: platelet concentrates) was most commonly used (33%). The presence of an MTP was associated with a more frequent use of fixed ratios (p < .001). For RBC transfusion in the general non-massively bleeding ICU population, a hemoglobin (Hb) threshold of 7.0[7.0-7.3] g/dl was reported. In the general ICU population, a platelet count threshold of 50[26-50] × 109 /L was applied. DISCUSSION Half of the centers had no massive transfusion protocol available. Transfusion practice in massively bleeding critically ill patients is highly variable and driven by the presence of an MTP. In the general non-massively bleeding ICU population restrictive transfusion triggers were chosen.
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- Sanne de Bruin
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research, and Landsteiner Laboratory, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research, and Landsteiner Laboratory, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research, and Landsteiner Laboratory, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Product and Process Development, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, New York University Medical Center and Columbia University Medical Center New York, New York, New York, USA.,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Shohat N, Ludwick L, Goh GS, Sherman M, Paladino J, Parvizi J. Blood transfusions increase the risk for venous thromboembolism events following total joint arthroplasty. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21240. [PMID: 34711858 PMCID: PMC8553767 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00263-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The association between blood transfusions and thromboembolic events (VTE) following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) remains debatable. Using contemporary institutional data, this study aimed to determine whether blood transfusions increase the risk of VTE following primary and revision TJA. This was a single institution, retrospective cohort study. The clinical records of all patients (n = 34,824) undergoing primary and revision TJA between 2009 and 2020 were reviewed. Demographic variables, co-morbidities, type of chemoprophylaxis and intraoperative factors such as use of tranexamic acid were collected. Clinical notes, hospital orders, and discharge summaries were reviewed to determine if a patient received a blood transfusion. Comprehensive queries utilizing keywords for VTE were conducted in clinical notes, physician dictations, and patient-provider phone-call logs. Propensity score matching as well as adjusted mixed models were performed. After adjusting for various confounders, results from regression analysis showed a significant association between allogenic blood transfusions and risk for developing VTE following primary and revision TJA (OR 4.11, 95% CI 2.53-6.69 and OR 2.15, 95% CI 1.12-4.13, respectively). While this strong association remained significant for PE in both primary (p < 0.001) and revision (p < 0.001) matched cohorts, it was no longer statistically significant for DVT (p = 0.802 and p = 0.65, respectively). These findings suggest that the risk of VTE is increased by approximately three-folds when blood transfusions are prescribed. This association was mainly due to higher symptomatic PE events which makes it even more worrisome. Surgeons should be aware of this association, revisit criteria for blood transfusions and use all means available in the perioperative period to optimize the patients and avoid transfusion.
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- Noam Shohat
- Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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- Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. .,Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, 125 S 9th St. Ste 1000, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
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Bolcato M, Shander A, Isbister JP, Trentino KM, Russo M, Rodriguez D, Aprile A. Physician autonomy and patient rights: lessons from an enforced blood transfusion and the role of patient blood management. Vox Sang 2021; 116:1023-1030. [PMID: 33826768 PMCID: PMC9291028 DOI: 10.1111/vox.13106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This article provides an ethical and medico-legal analysis of ruling no. 465 of 30 May 2018 issued by the Court of Termini Imerese (Palermo) and confirmed on appeal on 11 November 2020, which, in the absence of similar historical precedents in Europe, convicted a medical doctor of a crime of violent assault for having ordered the administration of a blood transfusion to a patient specifically declining blood transfusion on religious grounds. We analyse the Court's decision regarding the identification of assault in performing the blood transfusion and its decision not to accept exculpatory urgent 'necessity' as a defence. In addition, we present an updated revision of the current standard of care in transfusion medicine as well as the ethical principles governing the patient's declining of transfusion. In doing so, we highlight that respect for the patient's self-determination in declining transfusions and respect for the professional autonomy of the doctor protecting the safety and life of the patient could be equally satisfied by applying the current peer-reviewed evidence.
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- Matteo Bolcato
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Legal Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine Pain Management and Hyperbaric Medicine Team, Health Research Institute, Englewood Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, USA
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- School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Legal Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Legal Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Legal Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Patel PA, Henderson RA, Bolliger D, Erdoes G, Mazzeffi MA. The Year in Coagulation: Selected Highlights from 2020. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 35:2260-2272. [PMID: 33781668 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.02.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This is the second annual review in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia to cover highlights in coagulation for cardiac surgery. The goal of this article is to provide readers with a focused summary from the literature of the prior year's most important coagulation topics. In 2020, this included a discussion covering allogeneic transfusion, antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy, factor concentrates, coagulation testing, mechanical circulatory support, and the effects of coronavirus disease 2019.
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- Prakash A Patel
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic Division, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Goodnough LT, Hollenhorst MA. Clinical decision support and improved blood use in patient blood management. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2019; 2019:577-582. [PMID: 31808902 PMCID: PMC6913498 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2019000062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Despite many years of published medical society guidelines for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion therapy, along with clinical trials that provide Level 1 evidence that restrictive transfusion practices can be used safely and are equivalent to transfusions given more liberally, annualized blood transfusion activity did not begin to decline in the United States until 2010. Adoption of electronic medical records has subsequently allowed implementation of clinical decision support (CDS): best practice alerts that can be initiated to improve the use of blood components. We describe our own institutional experience using a targeted CDS to promote restrictive blood transfusion practice and to improve RBC use. A 42% reduction in RBC transfusions was demonstrated at our institution from a baseline in 2008 through 2015, and the rate remained stable through 2018. Although the data cannot be used to infer causality, this decreased RBC use was accompanied by improved clinical outcomes.
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- Lawrence Tim Goodnough
- Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine (Hematology), Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Pathology and Department of Medicine (Hematology), Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Busti F, Marchi G, Lira Zidanes A, Castagna A, Girelli D. Treatment options for anemia in the elderly. Transfus Apher Sci 2019; 58:416-421. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2019.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mirzaei S, Hershberger PE, DeVon HA. Association Between Adverse Clinical Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Perioperative Blood Transfusions. Crit Care Nurse 2019; 39:26-35. [DOI: 10.4037/ccn2019589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Background
Bleeding is a serious complication of coronary artery bypass grafting that often leads to blood transfusion. Approximately 50% of patients who have the surgery receive blood products, and blood transfusions play a role in adverse outcomes after the surgery.
Objective
To examine the association between perioperative blood transfusion and postoperative adverse outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
Methods
A systematic review of the literature, via the matrix method of quality evaluation, was conducted. PubMed, CINAHL, and Science Direct databases for 2000 through 2016 were searched. Inclusion criteria were articles published in English and original research related to clinical outcomes of blood transfusion after coronary artery bypass grafting. Seventeen articles were included in the review.
Results
Mortality, both short- and long-term, was significantly higher in transfusion patients than in nontransfusion patients. Patients with transfusion of red blood cells had higher resource utilization and more complications, including infection, pneumonia, renal failure, graft occlusion, and atrial fibrillation, than did nontransfusion patients.
Conclusion
An association exists between red blood cell transfusions and adverse clinical outcomes for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Transfusion of red blood cells is sometimes unnecessary, may be injurious, and should be used cautiously. Even a single-unit increase in perioperative red blood cell transfusions can have a significant adverse impact on outcomes. Individual benefits and risks should be weighed before transfusion to avoid adverse outcomes. Transfusion guidelines should be reviewed to include the latest evidence to guarantee the most appropriate use of blood products.
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- Sahereh Mirzaei
- Sahereh Mirzaei is a doctoral student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a clinical practitioner in the open heart intensive care unit, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois
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- Patricia Hershberger is the doctoral instructor for the Developing Literature Reviews course at the University of Illinois at Chicago
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- Holli DeVon is the doctoral instructor for the Philosophy of Science and Evidence-Based Practice courses at the University of Illinois at Chicago
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Shander A, Ferraris VA. More or less? The Goldilocks Principle as it applies to red cell transfusions. Br J Anaesth 2018; 118:816-819. [PMID: 28575336 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aex135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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- A Shander
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and TeamHealth, Englewood, NJ 07631, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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Kisilevsky A, Gelb AW, Bustillo M, Flexman AM. Anaemia and red blood cell transfusion in intracranial neurosurgery: a comprehensive review. Br J Anaesth 2018; 120:988-998. [PMID: 29661416 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Both anaemia and blood transfusion are associated with poor outcomes in the neurosurgical population. Based on the available literature, the optimal haemoglobin concentration for neurologically injured patients appears to be in the range of 9.0-10.0 g dl-1, although the individual risks and benefits should be weighed. Several perioperative blood conservation strategies have been used successfully in neurosurgery, including correction of anaemia and coagulopathy, use of antifibrinolytics, and intraoperative cell salvage. Avoidance of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and starch-containing solutions is recommended given the potential for platelet dysfunction.
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- A Kisilevsky
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Rahav Koren R, Suriu C, Yakir O, Akria L, Barhoum M, Braester A. Physicians' lack of knowledge - a possible reason for red blood cell transfusion overuse? Isr J Health Policy Res 2017; 6:49. [PMID: 29228989 PMCID: PMC5725969 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-017-0173-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background A significant percentage of red blood cell transfusions are inappropriately overused. This study investigated physicians from the western Galilee in terms of their knowledge of transfusion medicine as a potential reason for red blood cell overuse, and assessed the influence of personal background characteristics on their knowledge. Methods Data were collected via anonymous questionnaires. The questionnaires included a personal background section and a professional section. Study participants were grouped according to field of specialty, seniority, and location of medical school graduation, in order to correlate participant characteristics with knowledge. Results Scores were calculated on a 0–100 scale. The overall knowledge of the study population was low (mean score 47.8 ± 18.6). Knowledge regarding basic physiology of red blood cell transfusion was also low. Internal medicine physicians and senior physicians had significantly greater overall knowledge scores and were more familiar with a restrictive blood management policy than were surgeons and residents, respectively. Comparing knowledge scores, no difference was found regarding indications for transfusion. Conclusion General and fundamental knowledge in transfusion medicine is lacking among physicians in the non-operating room setting, which may play a role in red blood cell transfusion overuse. Field of specialty and professional status influenced knowledge of transfusion medicine. Educational programs and increased physicians’ awareness might help decrease unnecessary transfusions. Trial registration Not applicable. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13584-017-0173-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Roni Rahav Koren
- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar Ilan University, 8 Henrietta Szold St., 1589, Tzfat, Israel. .,Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar Ilan University, 8 Henrietta Szold St., 1589, Tzfat, Israel.,Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar Ilan University, 8 Henrietta Szold St., 1589, Tzfat, Israel.,Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar Ilan University, 8 Henrietta Szold St., 1589, Tzfat, Israel.,Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar Ilan University, 8 Henrietta Szold St., 1589, Tzfat, Israel.,Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar Ilan University, 8 Henrietta Szold St., 1589, Tzfat, Israel.,Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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Abdel Gader AGM, Al-Ghumlas AK, Al Momen AKM, Awadalla SBA, Badri M. Long-term audit of the use of fresh frozen plasma in a university hospital. J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2017; 12:437-444. [PMID: 31435276 PMCID: PMC6695031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 04/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES There is universal concern about the inappropriate use of fresh frozen plasma (FFP). This study aimed to determine the extent of the inappropriate use of FFP at a university hospital in KSA. METHODS Medical records on the annual use of FFP were analysed from 1986 to 2007. Then, the results of the coagulation screening tests were extracted from the medical records of 531 consecutive patients in various departments of the hospital. RESULTS As many as 68,480 FFP units were used during the 22 year study period. Consumption increased and then plateaued in 1995, but dropped dramatically by 30.9% and reached its lowest level in 2000. There was also a concomitant and overlapping drop in both FFP usage and the hospital mortality rate per patient admission. One-thousand-six-hundred-twenty FFP units were issued for 531 patients. Coagulation testing, before and after infusion, was adopted in almost all patients in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, in 90% of patients in the Department of Surgery and in approximately 70% of patients in other departments. CONCLUSIONS Significant inappropriate use of FFP at our institute has been made evident by examining the remarkable drop in use following the universal "HIV scare" of the early 1990s. The resulting drop in the hospital mortality rate, accompanying the simultaneous drop in FFP use, reflects the benefits of resorting to the use of less blood therapy. Coagulation testing was used to a satisfactory extent. Transfusion audits and educational programs could result a better use of FFP.
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- Abdel Galil M. Abdel Gader
- Department of Basic Medical Science, The Blood Bank, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, The Blood Bank, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, The Blood Bank, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
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- Department of Statistics, College of Sciences and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSA
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Al-Ghumlas AK, Al Momen AK, Badri M, Abdel Gader AG. Long-term audit of platelet consumption in a university hospital. Transfus Clin Biol 2017; 24:68-75. [PMID: 28434851 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the long-term trend in platelet consumption in a university hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS The annual consumption of platelets concentrate (PC) was analyzed over 23 years (1985-2007) in King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. RESULTS The total 23 years consumption was 100,466 units of PC. Consumption went through 3 phases: the first, 1985-1994: the annual consumption increased from 1706 to 5912 which coincided with the increase in the number of patient admissions; the second, 1994-2003:featured a remarkable drop (48.9%) in annual consumption while patient admission remained stable. There was a concurrent decline in platelet consumption and all-cause mortality/patient. Third phase: 2003-2007, the consumption increased to reach 5642 units/year in 2007. The Department of Medicine consumed (52%), followed by Pediatrics (21%), and General Surgery (16%). CONCLUSION This audit uncovered evidence of inappropriate platelet consumption that reached 48.9% in the period 1994 to 2003, which coincided with widely publicized HIV scare that dominated blood transfusion during that period. We also found evidence suggesting that reducing platelet transfusion could improve patient outcome.
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- A K Al-Ghumlas
- The Coagulation Research Laboratory, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2925, 11461 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- The Blood Bank, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- The Blood Bank, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Arias-Morales CE, Stoicea N, Gonzalez-Zacarias AA, Slawski D, Bhandary SP, Saranteas T, Kaminiotis E, Papadimos TJ. Revisiting blood transfusion and predictors of outcome in cardiac surgery patients: a concise perspective. F1000Res 2017; 6. [PMID: 28299184 PMCID: PMC5321117 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.10085.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In the United States, cardiac surgery-related blood transfusion rates reached new highs in 2010, with 34% of patients receiving blood products. Patients undergoing both complex (coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG] plus valve repair or replacement) and non-complex (isolated CABG) cardiac surgeries are likely to have comorbidities such as anemia. Furthermore, the majority of patients undergoing isolated CABG have a history of myocardial infarction. These characteristics may increase the risk of complications and blood transfusion requirement. It becomes difficult to demonstrate the association between transfusions and mortality because of the fact that most patients undergoing cardiac surgery are also critically ill. Transfusion rates remain high despite the advances in perioperative blood conservation, such as the intraoperative use of cell saver in cardiac surgery. Some recent prospective studies have suggested that the use of blood products, even in low-risk patients, may adversely affect clinical outcomes. In light of this information, we reviewed the literature to assess the clinical outcomes in terms of 30-day and 1-year morbidity and mortality in transfused patients who underwent uncomplicated CABG surgery.
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- Carlos E Arias-Morales
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Second Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- College of Medicine and Life Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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Kisilevsky AE, Stobart L, Roland K, Flexman AM. Spine tumor resection among patients who refuse blood product transfusion: a retrospective case series. J Clin Anesth 2016; 35:434-440. [PMID: 27871571 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To describe the perioperative blood conservation strategies and postoperative outcomes in patients who undergo complex spinal surgery for tumor resection and who also refuse blood product transfusion. DESIGN A retrospective case series. SETTING A single-center, tertiary care and academic teaching hospital in Canada. PATIENTS All adult patients undergoing elective major spine tumor resection and refusing blood product transfusion who were referred to our institutional Blood Utilization Program between June 1, 2004, and May 9, 2014. MEASUREMENTS Data on the use of iron, erythropoietin, preoperative autologous blood donation, acute normovolemic hemodilution, antifibrinolytic therapy, cell salvage, intraoperative hypotension, and active warming techniques were collected. Data on perioperative hemoglobin nadir, adverse outcomes, and hospital length of stay were also collected. MAIN RESULTS Four patients who refused blood transfusion (self-identified as Jehovah's Witnesses) underwent non-emergent complex spine surgery for recurrent chondrosarcoma, meningioma, metastatic adenocarcinoma, and metastatic malignant melanoma. All patients received 1 or more perioperative blood conservation strategy including preoperative iron and/or erythropoietin, intraoperative antifibrinolytic therapy, and cell salvage. No patients experienced severe perioperative anemia (average hemoglobin nadir, 124 g/L) or anemia-related postoperative complications. CONCLUSIONS Patients who decline blood product transfusion can successfully undergo major spine tumor resection. Careful patient selection and timely referral for perioperative optimization such that the risk of severe anemia is minimized are important for success.
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- Alexandra E Kisilevsky
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Shander A, Bracey AW, Goodnough LT, Gross I, Hassan NE, Ozawa S, Marques MB. Patient Blood Management as Standard of Care. Anesth Analg 2016; 123:1051-3. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Klaus SA, Frank SM, Salazar JH, Cooper S, Beard L, Abdullah F, Fackler JC, Heitmiller ES, Ness PM, Resar LMS. Hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion in pediatric patients at a large academic health center. Transfusion 2015; 55:2890-7. [PMID: 26415860 DOI: 10.1111/trf.13296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 06/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although prior studies support the use of a hemoglobin (Hb) transfusion trigger of 7 to 8 g/dL for most hospitalized adults, there are few studies in pediatric populations. We therefore investigated transfusion practices and Hb triggers in hospitalized children. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We performed a historical cohort study comparing transfusion practices in hospitalized children by service within a single academic institution. Blood utilization data from transfused patients (n = 3370) were obtained from electronic records over 4 years. Hb triggers and posttransfusion Hb levels were defined as the lowest and last Hb measured during hospital stay, respectively, in transfused patients. The mean and percentile distribution for Hb triggers were compared to the evidence-based restrictive transfusion threshold of 7 g/dL. RESULTS Mean Hb triggers were above the restrictive trigger (7 g/dL) for eight of 12 pediatric services. Among all of the services, there were significant differences between the mean Hb triggers (>2.5 g/dL, p<0.0001) and between the posttransfusion Hb levels (>3 g/dL, p < 0.0001). The variation between the 10th and 90th percentiles for triggers (up to 4 g/dL, p < 0.0001) and posttransfusion Hb levels (up to 6 g/dL, p < 0.0001) were significant. Depending on the service, between 25 and 90% of transfused patients had Hb triggers higher than the restrictive range. CONCLUSIONS Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion therapy varies significantly in hospitalized children with mean Hb triggers above a restrictive threshold for most services. Our findings suggest that transfusions may be overused and that implementing a restrictive transfusion strategy could decrease the use of RBC transfusions, thereby reducing the associated risks and costs.
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- Sybil A Klaus
- Department of Pediatrics, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pathology (Transfusion Medicine), the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.,Departments of Medicine (Hematology), Oncology, & Institute for Cellular Engineering, the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Kell DB, Pretorius E. The simultaneous occurrence of both hypercoagulability and hypofibrinolysis in blood and serum during systemic inflammation, and the roles of iron and fibrin(ogen). Integr Biol (Camb) 2015; 7:24-52. [PMID: 25335120 DOI: 10.1039/c4ib00173g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Although the two phenomena are usually studied separately, we summarise a considerable body of literature to the effect that a great many diseases involve (or are accompanied by) both an increased tendency for blood to clot (hypercoagulability) and the resistance of the clots so formed (hypofibrinolysis) to the typical, 'healthy' or physiological lysis. We concentrate here on the terminal stages of fibrin formation from fibrinogen, as catalysed by thrombin. Hypercoagulability goes hand in hand with inflammation, and is strongly influenced by the fibrinogen concentration (and vice versa); this can be mediated via interleukin-6. Poorly liganded iron is a significant feature of inflammatory diseases, and hypofibrinolysis may change as a result of changes in the structure and morphology of the clot, which may be mimicked in vitro, and may be caused in vivo, by the presence of unliganded iron interacting with fibrin(ogen) during clot formation. Many of these phenomena are probably caused by electrostatic changes in the iron-fibrinogen system, though hydroxyl radical (OH˙) formation can also contribute under both acute and (more especially) chronic conditions. Many substances are known to affect the nature of fibrin polymerised from fibrinogen, such that this might be seen as a kind of bellwether for human or plasma health. Overall, our analysis demonstrates the commonalities underpinning a variety of pathologies as seen in both hypercoagulability and hypofibrinolysis, and offers opportunities for both diagnostics and therapies.
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- Douglas B Kell
- School of Chemistry and The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131, Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, Lancs, UK.
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Paone G, Herbert MA, Theurer PF, Bell GF, Williams JK, Shannon FL, Likosky DS, Prager RL. Red Blood Cells and Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: An Analysis of 672 Operative Deaths. Ann Thorac Surg 2015; 99:1583-9; discussion 1589-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Goodnough LT, Maggio P, Hadhazy E, Shieh L, Hernandez-Boussard T, Khari P, Shah N. Restrictive blood transfusion practices are associated with improved patient outcomes. Transfusion 2014; 54:2753-9. [PMID: 24995770 DOI: 10.1111/trf.12723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blood transfusion has been cited as one of the five most overutilized therapeutic procedures in the United States. We assessed the impact of clinical decision support at computerized physician order entry and education on red blood cell (RBC) transfusions and clinical patient outcomes at our institution. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Clinical patient outcomes and RBC transfusions were assessed before and after implementation of a best practice alert triggered for transfusions when the hemoglobin level was higher than 7 g/dL for all inpatient discharges from January 2008 through December 2013. Retrospective clinical and laboratory data related to RBC transfusions were extracted: case-mix complexity, patient discharges and selected surgical volumes, and patient outcomes (mortality, 30-day readmissions, length of stay). RESULTS There was a significant improvement in RBC utilization as assessed by RBC units transfused per 100 patient-days-at-risk. Concurrently, hospital-wide clinical patient outcomes showed improvement (mortality, p = 0.034; length of stay, p = 0.003) or remained stable (30-day readmission rates, p = 0.909). Outcome improvements were even more pronounced in patients who received blood transfusions, with decreased mortality rate (55.2 to 33.0, p < 0.001), length of stay (mean, 10.1 to 6.2 days, p < 0.001), and 30-day readmission rate (136.9 to 85.0, p < 0.001). The mean number of units transfused per patient also declined (3.6 to 2.7, p < 0.001). Acquisition costs of RBC units per 1000 patient discharges decreased from $283,130 in 2009 to $205,050 in 2013 with total estimated savings of $6.4 million and likely far greater impact on total transfusion-related costs. CONCLUSION Improved blood utilization is associated with improved clinical patient outcomes.
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- Lawrence T Goodnough
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Alameddine AK, Visintainer P, Alimov VK, Rousou JA. Blood transfusion and the risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. J Card Surg 2014; 29:593-9. [PMID: 24965706 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Red blood cell transfusion (Tx) induces a proinflammatory state. Inflammatory mediators are associated with an increased risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). Therefore, in this study we determined the association between AF and Tx after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). METHOD Between January 2008 and December 2010, a total of 879 patients underwent CABG. Of these, 815 (92.7%) had complete data extracted from our institution's Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database. Predictors of AF development among four levels of Tx versus nontransfused patients were examined. Multivariable logistic regression and propensity score matching models were used. RESULTS The mean age was 65.8 years (±10.3), 77.4% were male, and 54.4% had an STS predicted risk score (mortality/morbidity) of ≥10%. A total of 564 (69.2%) had at least one unit of Tx. Adjusting for age, sex, time on pump, congestive heart failure, stroke, creatinine level (<1.5 mg per deciliter vs. ≥1.5), STS morbidity/mortality score, perioperative myocardial infarction (MI), cross-clamp time, medications, and hemoglobin level, the odds ratio (OR) of AF increased with increasing Tx (OR, 1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11 to 1.68; p = 0.003). The odds of AF increased 61% with each increasing level of Tx (OR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.15 to 2.26; p = 0.006, by propensity analysis). CONCLUSIONS Perioperative Tx may be associated with excess AF following CABG. This risk increases with increasing number of Tx.
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