• Br J Anaesth · Dec 2024

    Multicenter Study Observational Study

    Effect of perioperative blood transfusion on preoperative haemoglobin levels as a risk factor for long-term outcomes in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery: a prospective multicentre observational study.

    • Fraser J D Morris, Rasmus Åhman, Alison Craswell, Helén Didriksson, Carina Jonsson, Manda Gisselgård, Henrik A Andersson, Yoke-Lin Fung, and Michelle S Chew.
    • School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: fraser.morris@research.usc.edu.au.
    • Br J Anaesth. 2024 Dec 1; 133 (6): 118311911183-1191.

    BackgroundPreoperative anaemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are associated with poorer clinical outcomes. It is unknown whether perioperative RBC transfusions mediate the relationship between preoperative haemoglobin levels and postoperative outcomes.MethodsThis was a prospective observational study among patients aged ≥50 yr undergoing elective major noncardiac surgery from four Swedish hospitals. The co-primary outcomes were 1-yr major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) and all-cause mortality. The secondary outcome was a composite of 30-day mortality, MACCEs, acute kidney injury (AKI), pulmonary embolism, anastomotic leak, and postoperative infection. Mediation analyses were conducted with preoperative haemoglobin as the exposure and RBC transfusion as a mediator.ResultsAmong 1060 patients (mean age 70 [SD 9] yr; 472 [45%] women), 171 patients (16.1%) developed 1-yr MACCEs, and 105 patients (9.9%) died within 1 yr. Preoperative haemoglobin levels were significantly associated with both 1-yr MACCEs (b=-0.015, P=0.041) and all-cause mortality (b=-0.028, P<0.001). Volume of RBC transfusion was not directly associated with the outcomes and did not mediate the relationship between preoperative haemoglobin levels and 1-yr MACCEs (b=-0.001, P=0.451) or all-cause mortality (b=-0.002, P=0.293). For the secondary outcome, RBC transfusions had a significant mediating effect between preoperative haemoglobin and the composite 30-day outcome; however, no direct association was observed (b=0.006, P=0.554).ConclusionsPreoperative haemoglobin levels were significantly associated with 1-yr MACCEs and all-cause mortality. This effect was not mediated by perioperative RBC transfusions. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.Copyright © 2024 British Journal of Anaesthesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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