Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Red Blood Cell Conservation and Use in the Cardiovascular Operating Rooms at Ben Taub General Hospital
Main finding · RBC transfusionResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.615 95% CI 0.3913–0.9663Authors' conclusion
By implementing a protocol and educating anesthesiologists, surgeons, and perfusionists, they successfully decreased the incidence of RBC transfusion above a hemoglobin of 7.5 g/dL.
Study context
- Population
- Nonemergent CABG and single-valve cases using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), single community hospital, January 2018 to December 2021
- Participants
- 417 participants
- Exposure
- After intervention vs Before intervention
- Outcome
- Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion for hemoglobin >7.5 g/dL
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
RBC transfusion
Odds ratio
0.615
95% CI 0.3913–0.9663
P < 0.05
After intervention vs Before intervention
OR 0.615 (95% CI 0.3913–0.9663); P < 0.05
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Red Blood Cell Conservation and Use in the Cardiovascular Operating Rooms at Ben Taub General Hospital. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 19 June 2023. doi:10.
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