Predicted Risk of Mortality, Transfusion, and Postoperative Outcomes in Isolated Primary Valve Operations.

CONCLUSIONS: Increased PROM yielded higher risks of transfusion. Postoperative outcomes were worse in patients who received a transfusion. This study suggests that the association between transfusion and clinical outcomes may be partly explained by the higher PROM among patients who ultimately received transfusions.
PMID: 26482780 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 17, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Keeling WB, Binongo J, Sarin EL, Leshnower BG, Chen EP, Lattouf OM, Thourani VH, Guyton RA, Halkos ME Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research