Abstract
Perioperative patient optimization can minimize the need for blood transfusions in
patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
The purpose of this study was to determine predictors and complications of transfusions.
This retrospective review analyzed 1795 patients who underwent primary THA and TKA
at our institution between January 2011 and December 2012. Of the 1573 patients ultimately
included the rates of transfusion were 9.27% in TKA and 26.6% in THA. Significant
predictors for transfusion include: preoperative hemoglobin, age, female gender, body
mass index, creatinine, TKA, operating room time, operative blood loss, and intra-operative
fluids. The DVT rate was comparable, but deep surgical site infection rate among transfused
patients was 2.4% compared to 0.5% in non-transfused patients (P = 0.0065).
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 24, 2014
Accepted:
March 3,
2014
Received:
August 17,
2013
Footnotes
The Conflict of Interest statement associated with this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2014.03.048.
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