Factors influencing transfusion requirement in patients undergoing first-time, elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Factors influencing transfusion requirement in patients undergoing first-time, elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Context: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operation is associated with high frequency of allogeneic blood transfusion due to the acquired hemostatic challenges in patients undergoing CABG. However, allogeneic blood transfusion carries risks of infection, adverse reaction, and mortality as well as...

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Main Authors: Ailin Mazuita Mazlan, Yasmin Ayob, Abd Rahim Hussein, Thiru Kumar Namasiwayam, Wan Mohd. Zahiruddin Wan Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
Coronary artery bypass graft
predictors
red cell transfusion
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2017;volume=11;issue=2;spage=95;epage=101;aulast=Mazlan

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