| Literature DB >> 26346704 |
Terrence J Loftus1, Larry Spratling1, Barbara A Stone2, Liang Xiao1, David J Jacofsky3.
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine if a Patient Blood Management (PBM) program implemented for patients undergoing THA or TKA would result in a decrease in the percentage of patients transfused PRBCs and improve outcomes. Decision support, a key driver for this program, was built into the electronic medical record. This retrospective cohort study included 12,590 patients and demonstrated a 44% decrease in the percentage of patients transfused. This was associated with a significant reduction in complications, 30 day readmissions and HLOS. A PBM program for patients undergoing prosthetic joint arthroplasty for primary and revision total hip and knee arthroplasty results in fewer transfusions and is associated with improved outcomes.Entities:
Keywords: blood transfusion; hip arthroplasty; knee arthroplasty; outcomes; patient blood management; tranexamic acid
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26346704 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.07.040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arthroplasty ISSN: 0883-5403 Impact factor: 4.757