2020
Safety and Effectiveness of Antifibrinolytics in Posterior Scoliosis Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Bovonratwet P, Sheha ED, Ondeck NT, Malpani R, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Safety and Effectiveness of Antifibrinolytics in Posterior Scoliosis Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2020, 33: e26-e32. PMID: 31162181, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPosterior spinal fusionMultilevel posterior spinal fusionIntensive care unitAntifibrinolytic useHospital lengthCare unitTreatment groupsIdiopathic scoliosisOperating roomEffectiveness of antifibrinolyticsNSQIP-Pediatric databasePediatric deformity surgeryPerioperative transfusion ratesVolume of transfusionLonger operative timePosterior scoliosis surgeryLarge national databaseTransfusion reductionPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsTransfusion ratePostoperative outcomesPediatric patientsOperative time
2016
Efficacy of intraoperative cell salvage in decreasing perioperative blood transfusion rates in first-time cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective study
Côté C, Yip A, MacLeod J, O'Reilly B, Murray J, Ouzounian M, Brown C, Forgie R, Pelletier M, Hassan A. Efficacy of intraoperative cell salvage in decreasing perioperative blood transfusion rates in first-time cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective study. Canadian Journal Of Surgery 2016, 59: 330-336. PMID: 27668331, PMCID: PMC5042720, DOI: 10.1503/cjs.002216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative cell salvagePerioperative transfusion ratesCardiac surgeryTransfusion rateCell salvageTransfusion rates of packed red blood cellsRates of packed red blood cellsBlood productsFirst-time cardiac surgeryRetrospective analysis of patientsEffectiveness of intraoperative cell salvagePerioperative blood transfusion ratePacked red blood cellsBlood transfusion rateCardiac surgery patientsAnalysis of patientsReduce transfusion ratesRisk-adjusted effectCoagulation productsMultivariate logistic regressionPerioperative transfusionMediastinal drainagePostoperative bleedingPostoperative hemoglobinHematologic outcomes
2014
Variation in transfusion rates within a single institution: Exploring the effect of differing practice patterns on the likelihood of blood product transfusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Cote C, MacLeod J, Yip A, Ouzounian M, Brown C, Forgie R, Pelletier M, Hassan A. Variation in transfusion rates within a single institution: Exploring the effect of differing practice patterns on the likelihood of blood product transfusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2014, 149: 297-302. PMID: 25300883, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of perioperative transfusionPerioperative transfusion ratesPerioperative transfusionTransfusion rateCardiac surgeryPractice patternsIntraoperative variablesPredictors of perioperative transfusionPredictors of blood transfusionOverall transfusion rateBlood product transfusionRisk-adjusted effectYear of procedureProduct transfusionBlood transfusionClinical predictorsIndependent predictorsClinical characteristicsClinical factorsTransfusionPatientsStudy populationSurgeryMultivariable regression modeling techniquesNonclinical factors
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