Evolution of perioperative blood transfusion practice after coronary artery bypass grafting in the past two decades.
Joost Ter WoorstJelena SjatskigMohamed A Soliman-HamadFerdi AkcaMarco HaanschotenAlbert van StratenPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
Over the past two decades, we observed a decrease in the incidence of perioperative RBC transfusions in patients undergoing isolated CABG, whereas platelet transfusions increased. Female sex was an independent predictor of perioperative RBC transfusion.