Impact of Preoperative Erythropoietin on Allogeneic Blood Transfusions in Surgical Patients
Cho B, Serini J, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Scott M, Gehrie E, Frank S, Grant M. Impact of Preoperative Erythropoietin on Allogeneic Blood Transfusions in Surgical Patients. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30649068, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed blood cell transfusionAllogeneic blood transfusionBlood cell transfusionAllogeneic red blood cell transfusionPerioperative allogeneic blood transfusionBlood transfusionPreoperative erythropoietinCell transfusionThromboembolic eventsPatient blood management programPreoperative erythropoietin administrationSubset of patientsBlood management programPerioperative hemoglobin levelsErythropoietic stimulating agentsLength of stayErythropoietin useSecondary outcomesSurgical patientsThromboembolic complicationsBlood lossPrimary outcomeHemoglobin levelsRisk of exposureInpatient hospitalizationDischarge Hemoglobin Level and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Cho B, DeMario V, Grant M, Hensley N, Brown C, Hebbar S, Mandal K, Whitman G, Frank S. Discharge Hemoglobin Level and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2019, 128: 342-348. PMID: 30059402, PMCID: PMC6533067, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge Hb levelsDischarge hemoglobin levelsReadmission ratesHb levelsPatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsMultivariable analysisBlood utilizationCoronary artery bypass surgeryCertain patient comorbiditiesRestrictive transfusion strategyCharlson Comorbidity IndexCoronary artery bypassArtery bypass surgeryLarge randomized trialsRisk-adjusted oddsSimilar patient characteristicsLow Hb levelsCABG patientsDischarge HbPreoperative comorbiditiesArtery bypassComorbidity indexBypass surgeryPatient comorbidities