Variation in Transfusion Practices and the Association with Perioperative Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Lower Extremity Arterial Bypass in the Vascular Quality Initiative

We examined perioperative transfusion practices and associated complications following open vascular procedures nationwide in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI).

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - July 6, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Zachary Osborne, Kristine Hanson, Benjamin S. Brooke, Marc Schermerhorn, Peter Henke, Rumi Faizer, Andres Schanzer, Philip Goodney, Thomas Bower, Randall R. DeMartino, Vascular Quality Initiative Source Type: research