The Hidden Risks of Perioperative Transfusions in Traumatic Lower Extremity Free Flap Reconstruction.

Kylie SwiekatowskiArvind ManisundaramDelani WoodsJackson C GreenMohin A BhadkamkarYuewei Wu-Fienberg

Published in: Journal of reconstructive microsurgery (2024)

The number of units of PRBCs given perioperatively was the only variable independently associated with major complications on multivariate analysis and was one of many variables associated with increased LOS. These findings suggest the usage of restrictive transfusion protocols in trauma patients requiring LE reconstruction.

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trauma patients
cardiac surgery
spinal cord injury
patients undergoing
risk factors
data analysis
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climate change
risk assessment