A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Ana Paula Tagliari, Lucas Molinari Veloso da Silveira, Adriano Nunes Kochi, Anderson Castro de Souza, Marcelo Curcio Gib, [...]
Ana Paula Tagliari, Lucas Molinari Veloso da Silveira, Adriano Nunes Kochi, Anderson Castro de Souza, Marcelo Curcio Gib, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20190040
Background: Hemodilution, transoperative bleeding and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are some of the factors associated with high transfusion rates in cardiac surgery. Objective: To analyze the incidence of blood transfusion and early postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery patients. Methods: Cohort study of patients undergoing cardiac surgery in a university hospital, consecutively enrolled from May 2015 to February 2017. Data were prospectively collected and comparisons were made between two patients’ groups: transfused and not transfused. Student’s t-test, chi-square test, and logistic regression […]
Keywords: Cardiac Surgical Procedures/mortality; Blood Transfusion; Intraoperative Care/adverse effects; Postoperative Complications/prevention and control; Risk assessment
Background: Hemodilution, transoperative bleeding and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are some of the factors associated with high transfusion rates in cardiac surgery. Objective: To analyze the incidence of blood transfusion and early postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery patients. Methods: Cohort study of patients undergoing cardiac surgery in a university hospital, consecutively enrolled from May 2015 to February 2017. Data were prospectively collected and comparisons were made between two patients’ groups: transfused and not transfused. Student’s t-test, chi-square test, and logistic regression […]
Keywords: Cardiac Surgical Procedures/mortality; Blood Transfusion; Intraoperative Care/adverse effects; Postoperative Complications/prevention and control; Risk assessment