Predictors of blood transfusion use in robotic beating ‐heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass with anastomotic connectors

ConclusionsWe found that preoperative hemoglobin and operative time were independent predictors of BT requirement during robotic beating ‐heart TECAB. These data would help to select patients to minimize perioperative BT as well as predict outcomes after this procedure.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - July 2, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hiroto Kitahara, Mackenzie McCrorey, Brooke Patel, Sarah Nisivaco, Husam H Balkhy Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research