Open AccessA multivariate analysis to assess the effect of packed red cell transfusion and the unit age of transfused red cells on postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries
Author(s) -
Raj Nath Makroo,
Vikas Hegde,
Aakanksha Bhatia,
Mohit Chowdhry,
Bhavna Arora,
N L Rosamma,
Uday Kumar Thakur
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.4103/0973-6247.150939
Subject(s) - medicine , multivariate analysis , red cell , red blood cell transfusion , multivariate statistics , anesthesia , blood transfusion , surgery , statistics , mathematics
Transfusion of blood components and age of transfused packed red cells (PRCs) are independent risk factors for morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgeries.