Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Pulmonary Complications: The Society of  Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative PRBC transfusion was associated with increased incidence of PPCs, prolonged ICU stay, and ICU readmissions after isolated CABG surgery.PMID:38216079 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.12.012

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 12, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jacob Raphael Alice Chae Xiaoke Feng Matthew S Shotwell Michael A Mazzeffi Bruce A Bollen Douglas Pfeil Eric Feduska Ashish S Shah Miklos D Kertai Source Type: research