Intraoperative blood product transfusion in pediatric cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective review of adverse outcomes.

Christopher BusackMd Sohel RanaYousef BeidasJuan Miguel AlmiranteNina DeutschAndrew Matisoff

Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2023)

Transfusion of blood products following cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with postoperative adverse outcomes. Future studies aimed at strategies to reduce intraoperative bleeding and decrease the amount of blood products administered are warranted.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
acute kidney injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
case control