Why the study?
Does acute blood loss anemia and red blood cell transfusion impact mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention?
Population
6,799 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention between January 2000 and April 2002 with serial…
Comparison
Red blood cell transfusion and varying… vs No RBC transfusion, and lower severities of…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
In-hospital and 1-year
Authors
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Severe bleeding and RBC transfusion after PCI were associated with higher mortality; leaves open optimal transfusion thresholds for prospective trials.
Does acute blood loss anemia and red blood cell transfusion impact mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention?
In patients undergoing PCI, severe blood loss and subsequent RBC transfusion, particularly with older blood, are associated with significantly increased mortality.
Kim et al. (2007) studied this question.
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