Emre Gorgun1,2, Volkan Ozben3, Luca Stocchi3, Gokhan Ozuner3, Xiaobo Liu3, Feza Remzi3. 1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. gorgune@ccf.org. 2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Desk A 30, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. gorgune@ccf.org. 3. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to investigate the impact of different hemoglobin level-based transfusion practices on infectious complications after surgery for ulcerative colitis. METHODS: Patients who underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis between January 2008 and December 2013 were identified and divided into four groups: group 1 with hemoglobin ≥ 10 and group 2 with hemoglobin ≥ 7 and <10 g/dL who did not receive transfusion and group 3 with hemoglobin ≥ 7 and <10 and group 4 with hemoglobin < 7 g/dL who received transfusion. Clinical characteristics and septic complications within postoperative 30 days were compared. RESULTS: There were 237, 341, 40, and 20 patients in groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. All the groups were comparable regarding perioperative characteristics except for age, gender, preoperative albumin and hemoglobin levels, and operative blood loss. The rates of overall septic complications were 18.6, 26.7, 47.5, and 40 % in the groups 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. In multivariate analysis, compared to group 2, group 3 was associated with an increased likelihood of developing organ/space (odds ratio (OR) = 4.34, p = 0.004) and overall surgical site infections (SSIs) (OR = 2.81, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Blood transfusion decided based on a perioperative hemoglobin (Hgb) level above 7 mg/dL is associated with higher overall and organ/space SSIs.
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to investigate the impact of different hemoglobin level-based transfusion practices on infectious complications after surgery for ulcerative colitis. METHODS:Patients who underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis between January 2008 and December 2013 were identified and divided into four groups: group 1 with hemoglobin ≥ 10 and group 2 with hemoglobin ≥ 7 and <10 g/dL who did not receive transfusion and group 3 with hemoglobin ≥ 7 and <10 and group 4 with hemoglobin < 7 g/dL who received transfusion. Clinical characteristics and septic complications within postoperative 30 days were compared. RESULTS: There were 237, 341, 40, and 20 patients in groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. All the groups were comparable regarding perioperative characteristics except for age, gender, preoperative albumin and hemoglobin levels, and operative blood loss. The rates of overall septic complications were 18.6, 26.7, 47.5, and 40 % in the groups 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. In multivariate analysis, compared to group 2, group 3 was associated with an increased likelihood of developing organ/space (odds ratio (OR) = 4.34, p = 0.004) and overall surgical site infections (SSIs) (OR = 2.81, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Blood transfusion decided based on a perioperative hemoglobin (Hgb) level above 7 mg/dL is associated with higher overall and organ/space SSIs.
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