Risk of infectious complications associated with blood transfusion in elective spinal surgery - A propensity score matched analysis

Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 55-60

  Kato, So ^a   Chikuda, Hirotaka ^a   Ohya, Junichi ^a   Oichi, Takeshi ^a   Matsui, Hiroki ^b   Fushimi, Kiyohide ^c   Takeshita, Katsushi ^a   Tanaka, Sakae ^a   Yasunaga, Hideo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adverse impact; Blood transfusion; Complication; Infection; Lumbar surgery; National database; Patient blood management; Propensity score; Surgical site infection; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMORBIDITY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VERY ELDERLY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; JAPAN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; NEUROSURGERY; SURGERY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84952065955     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.10.014     Document Type: Article

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