Transfusion in Elective Aortic Root Replacement: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.

CONCLUSIONS: Elective aortic root replacement can be performed with acceptable requirements for blood products. Composite root replacement has a greater likelihood of transfusion than does a valve-sparing procedure. Transfusion is independently associated with more complications after elective aortic root surgery, including 30-day mortality.
PMID: 32119850 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - February 27, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hemli JM, Scheinerman SJ, Lesser ML, Ahn S, Mihelis EA, Jahn LA, Patel NC, Brinster DR Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research