Abstract
A computer assisted model was created with the data from 514 consecutive coronary bypass patients in order to predict the potential need of a blood transfusion. During this time period strict management protocols were used. In this series 261 (55.9%) patients were never and 46 (9.9%) were only intraoperatively transfused. Intra- and postoperative transfusions were necessary for 160 (34.2%) patients. Preoperative hematocrit, age, sex, and weight were the statistically significant parameters in the development of the model.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 365-368 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blood transfusion
- Computer assisted model
- Coronary artery bypass
- Transfusion predictors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine