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1906649

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
To explore how red cell transfusions were used to support patients who underwent primary and revision hip and knee replacements classified within diagnosis-related group (DRG) 209 (major joint and limb reattachment procedures), we studied abstracted patient discharge records from 151 United States hospitals in 1986. A total of 9684 units of whole blood and/or separated red cells was used to support 6472 patients. The transfusion use varied by surgical procedure, with patient gender as an influencing factor. Large proportions of patients underwent surgery without requiring transfusion. Among transfused patients, the majority received 1 to 3 units of red cells; however, a minority of patients required multiple transfusions, thereby utilizing a disproportionate share of the blood resource. Comparison of transfusion practice within the seven most active hospitals revealed significant differences (p less than or equal to 0.01) in the percentage of patients actually transfused, but not in the mean number of units of red cell components transfused per transfused patient. Similar findings emerged from comparison of transfusion practice when all hospitals were segregated into five hospital classes on the basis of orthopedic surgical service activity. These effects were seen for both total knee and total hip replacement procedures. It can be concluded that the lack of clearly defined criteria for transfusion contributed to the variations observed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0041-1132
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
531-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Red cell transfusions in total knee and total hip replacement surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Blood Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Multicenter Study