Abstract
Special interest in surgical bleeding and methods to limit its occurrence is growing after the possibility that transfusion of blood products might be causally related to complications and negative outcomes has been raised. In the same vein, studies have been conducted to evaluate whether limiting blood product transfusions (ie, being more conservative in the indication for it) would increase the safety of transfusion or even reduce some patterns of complications. The current study is a contribution to this larger discussion. [...]
Highlights
Special interest in surgical bleeding and methods to limit its occurrence is growing after the possibility that transfusion of blood products might be causally related to complications and negative outcomes has been raised.[1]
Four hundred and twenty-three patients (51% coronary artery bypass surgery and 33% valve operations) were evaluated for total bleeding and for the use of blood products
The median bleeding volume during surgery (413 mL) and after surgery (200 mL) were higher than the mean total bleeding volume (353 mL), showing that probably some outlier heavy bleeders skewed the curve to the right
Summary
Special interest in surgical bleeding and methods to limit its occurrence is growing after the possibility that transfusion of blood products might be causally related to complications and negative outcomes has been raised.[1]. Moraes et al.[3] report the experience of a large tertiary center in bleeding patterns after heart operations. Four hundred and twenty-three patients (51% coronary artery bypass surgery and 33% valve operations) were evaluated for total bleeding and for the use of blood products.
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