Open AccessEffect of transfusion on dizziness in anemic patients after elective off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Author(s) -
Seyed Jalil Mirhosseini,
Mehdi Haddad Zadeh,
Sadegh Ali-Hassan-Sayegh,
Naime Dehghan Dehnavi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.106737
Subject(s) - medicine , convalescence , surgery , artery , anesthesia , blood transfusion , hemoglobin , coronary artery bypass surgery
Neurological disorders are common complications following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Dizziness in convalescence period is of high importance because it can prolong patient's stay at the hospital and decrease in sense of rehealing. Transfusion indication is seen in hemoglobin levels <7 g/dl; however, dizziness has been frequently observed in patients with hemoglobin levels 7-10 g/dl and they have dramatic response to transfusion. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate effect of transfusion on dizziness in hemoglobin levels of 7-10 g/dl to set a more accurate indication for transfusion in anemic patients after elective off-pump CABG.