Independent Risk Factors for RBC Transfusion in Children Undergoing Surgery. Analysis of 14,248 Cases at a German University Hospital.

Florian Piekarski Vanessa Neef Patrick Meybohm Udo RolleWilfried SchneiderKai ZacharowskiElke Schmitt

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

preoperative anaemia, younger age, female gender, certain types of surgery, and postoperative complications are independent predictors for RBC transfusion in children undergoing surgery. Future prospective studies are urgently required to identify, in detail, the potential risk factors and impact of RBC transfusion in children.

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