Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Gender is Independently Associated With Red Blood Cell and Platelet Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Data From the Netherlands Heart Registration
Authors' conclusion
The incidence of any blood transfusion was 27.0%, and was higher in women than in men. The female sex was independently associated with receiving RBC during and after CABG.
Study context
- Population
- Adults >18 years undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (on- or off-pump), Netherlands Heart Registration, 16 heart centres, 2013–2021
- Participants
- 42,388 adults
- Exposure
- Women vs men
- Outcome
- Incidence of blood transfusion (intraoperative and during hospital admission after CABG), by type (RBC, platelets, FFP)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, registry
- Multicentre
- Registry
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Any transfusion (overall cohort)
Patients receiving a transfusion of any type
27.0%
n = 11,428
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
RBC transfusion
P < 0.001
Platelet transfusion
P = 0.005
Red blood cells (RBC) transfusion
- Female sex independently associated with RBC transfusion (multivariate logistic regression)
Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion
- No significant difference between sexes
Original publication
Gender is Independently Associated With Red Blood Cell and Platelet Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Data From the Netherlands Heart Registration. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 27 December 2023. doi:10.
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