Blood Transfusions in Elective Cardiac Surgery: The Debate Continues

In this issue of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Sanaiha et al. presented a manuscript entitled “Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Blood Transfusions in Elective Adult Cardiac Surgery.” The authors examined the association between transfusions of stored packed red blood cells (pRBC) or coagulation products (CP) and the increased risk of 30-day mortality, prolonged mechanical ventilat ion, acute kidney injury, and stroke in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research