Is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease an independent risk factor for transfusion in coronary artery bypass graft surgery? | Zendy

Lacey Stelle | Zendy; Theresa M. Boley | Zendy; Stephen Markwell | Zendy; Stephen R. Hazelrigg | Zendy; Christina M. Vassileva | Zendy

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Is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease an independent risk factor for transfusion in coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

Author(s) -

Lacey Stelle,

Theresa M. Boley,

Stephen Markwell,

Stephen R. Hazelrigg,

Christina M. Vassileva

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.070

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , vital capacity , cardiology , coronary artery disease , cardiopulmonary bypass , pulmonary function testing , body mass index , blood transfusion , obstructive lung disease , risk factor , artery , surgery , lung , lung function , diffusing capacity

The literature is inconsistent regarding the role of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a risk factor for blood product transfusion during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). One reason may be lack of objective criteria to define COPD in previously published reports. We examined the role of COPD as a risk factor for transfusion using a strict definition based on objective pulmonary function test (PFT) data.

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