Association Between Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

CONCLUSIONS: PRBC transfusion in patients undergoing TAVR is associated with an increased incidence of adverse outcomes during hospitalization, at 30-day and 1-year follow-up. PMID: 30552884 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research