TY - JOUR
T1 - An audit on the current practice of red blood cell transfusion following elective primary hip arthroplasty
AU - Özgönenel, Bülent
AU - Kanhere, Rujuta
AU - O'Malley, Barbara
AU - Balasubramaniam, Mamtha
AU - Eisenbrey, A. Bradley
PY - 2007/8
Y1 - 2007/8
N2 - This audit encompassing a six-month period on the current practice of red blood cell transfusion following elective primary total hip arthroplasty showed that the rate of allogeneic blood avoidance was 84.8% for preoperative autologous blood donors and 47.8% for non-donors (p < 0.001). Lower preoperative hemoglobin level was associated with an increased allogeneic unit transfusion (p < 0.001). The intraoperative use of autologous blood collection and transfusion systems did not reduce the transfusion risk, and the use of the colloid volume expander was associated with a 1.8-fold increased risk of transfusion (p = 0.022).
AB - This audit encompassing a six-month period on the current practice of red blood cell transfusion following elective primary total hip arthroplasty showed that the rate of allogeneic blood avoidance was 84.8% for preoperative autologous blood donors and 47.8% for non-donors (p < 0.001). Lower preoperative hemoglobin level was associated with an increased allogeneic unit transfusion (p < 0.001). The intraoperative use of autologous blood collection and transfusion systems did not reduce the transfusion risk, and the use of the colloid volume expander was associated with a 1.8-fold increased risk of transfusion (p = 0.022).
KW - Audit
KW - Autologous blood donation
KW - Blood conservation
KW - Total hip arthroplasty
KW - Transfusion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35348924904&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.transci.2006.12.008
DO - 10.1016/j.transci.2006.12.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 17707695
AN - SCOPUS:35348924904
SN - 1473-0502
VL - 37
SP - 9
EP - 16
JO - Transfusion and Apheresis Science
JF - Transfusion and Apheresis Science
IS - 1
ER -