Patterns and Outcomes of Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sherwood MW, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Peterson ED, Rao SV. Patterns and Outcomes of Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JAMA 2014, 311: 836-843. PMID: 24570247, PMCID: PMC4276400, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionRed blood cell transfusionReceipt of transfusionBlood cell transfusionAssociation of transfusionMyocardial infarctionTransfusion rateCell transfusionCoronary interventionTransfusion practiceHospital coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryHospital adverse cardiac eventsArtery bypass graft surgeryAdvanced renal dysfunctionPrior heart failureRisk-standardized ratesAdverse cardiac eventsBypass graft surgeryRetrospective cohort studyAcute coronary syndromeAdverse cardiac outcomesPrior myocardial infarctionBlood transfusion practicesCurrent transfusion practices