The impact of a restrictive transfusion trigger on post-operative complication rate and well-being following elective orthopaedic surgery: A post-hoc analysis of a randomised study

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-295

  So Osman, Cynthia ^a   Nelissen, Rob ^b   Brand, Ronald ^b   Faber, Frank ^c   Slaa, Ron Te ^d   Stiggelbout, Anne ^b   Brand, Anneke ^a  

^a Sanquin Blood Bank South West Region ^*  (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complication rate; Orthopaedic surgery; Quality of life; Red blood cell transfusion; Restrictive transfusion policy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OPIATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OLIGURIA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POST HOC ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESTRICTIVE TRANSFUSION; SCORING SYSTEM; TACHYPNEA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WELLBEING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 84876902551     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2013.0172-12     Document Type: Article

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