• Ugeskrift for laeger · Dec 1996

    [Rational transfusion therapy. A study of transfusion practice and possibilities of optimization in elective coronary bypass surgery].

    • K Højlund, L I Andersen, M S Hüttel, C Lahrmann, T Kristensen, and J Georgsen.
    • Odense Universitetshospital, Klinisk immunologisk afdeling.
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 1996 Dec 9; 158 (50): 7237-40.

    AbstractThe objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of intervention on physicians' transfusion behavior in elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We analyzed transfusion data on 176 patients who underwent primary elective CABG during two periods, either before (phase one, n = 102) or after (phase two, n = 74) intervention. The intervention was based on cooperation with the involved department of cardiac surgery, interviews of the surgeons and anaesthesiologists ordering blood, and concurrent audit of transfusion practice using a blood order form. The proportion af patients receiving allogenic transfusions decreased from 90% in phase one to 58% in phase two and the total use of blood components was reduced from an average of 6.3 units/patient to 2.7 units/patient, p < 0.01. Indications for transfusion documented in the medical record increased from 19% in phase one to 63% in phase two. It is concluded that intervention on physicians' transfusion behavior can improve the transfusion therapy in patients who undergo elective CABG.

      Pubmed     Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        
    You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
    • Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as *italics*, _underline_ or **bold**.
    • Superscript can be denoted by <sup>text</sup> and subscript <sub>text</sub>.
    • Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines 1. 2. 3., hyphens - or asterisks *.
    • Links can be included with: [my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
    • Images can be included with: ![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
    • For footnotes use [^1](This is a footnote.) inline.
    • Or use an inline reference [^1] to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document [^1]: This is a long footnote..

    hide…