Preoperative anemia management program reduces blood transfusion in elective cardiac surgical patients, improving outcomes and decreasing hospital length of stay

CONCLUSION: When corrected for type of procedures and surgeon, our pilot anemia program in elective cardiovascular surgeries showed higher day-of-surgery Hb and significant reduction in RBC transfusion rates, ICU and hospital LOS, and overall complication rates.PMID:34268778 | DOI:10.1111/trf.16564

Source: Transfusion - July 16, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Christine M Cahill Bassam Alhasson Neil Blumberg Amber Melvin Peter Knight Marjorie Gloff Renee Robinson Frank Akwaa Majed A Refaai Source Type: research