Abstract：
BACKGROUND:The influence of blood transfusions in the risk of postoperative infection remains controversial. We examined the association between autologous (AB) and homologous (HB) blood transfusions with postoperative infection in elective surgery. METHODS:The medical records of 991 Medicare patients aged > or =65 years submitted to hysterectomy and hip and knee replacement were reviewed. Logistic regression analysis was used to control for age, comorbidity, year, and type of procedure. RESULTS:Overall, 451 (46%) patients required transfusions. AB was given to 324 (72%), HB to 94 (21%); 33 (7%) patients received both. Forty-two patients (4%) developed postoperative infections. The infection rate was not different among patients receiving HB (7%), AB (5%), AB+HB (0), and nontransfused patients (4%); P = 0.18). After adjustment for confounders, HB and AB remained not associated with infections. CONCLUSION:In elective surgery with small volume transfusion, neither AB nor HB transfusions were associated with an increased risk of postoperative infections.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Sauaia A,Alexander W,Moore EE,Stevens BR,Rosen H,Dunn TRdoi
10.1016/s0002-9610(99)00242-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-12-01 00:00:00pages
549-55issue
6eissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(99)00242-1journal_volume
178pub_type
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更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00
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