Back to Search
Start Over
Blood transfusion is an important predictor of hospital mortality among patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Source :
-
Neurocritical care [Neurocrit Care] 2013 Apr; Vol. 18 (2), pp. 209-15. - Publication Year :
- 2013
-
Abstract
- Background: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has been associated with increased mortality but prior studies have not adequately adjusted for transfusion-indication bias.<br />Methods: This is a retrospective study of consecutive aSAH patients admitted to the intensive care units of two academic medical centers over a 7-year period. Data collection included demographics, World Federation of Neurosurgical Surgeons score (WFNS), modified Fisher score (mFisher), admission and nadir hemoglobin (Hb) level, vasospasm, cerebral infarction, acute lung injury, and hospital mortality. The association between RBC transfusion and mortality was evaluated using a multivariate logistic regression analysis using the propensity for RBC transfusion as a covariate.<br />Results: We identified 318 patients. The median age was 54 years (46, 65), and 204 (64 %) were females. Hospital mortality was 13 % (42/318). Seventy-two (23 %) patients were transfused. Predictors of transfusion were admit and nadir Hb levels (p < 0.001), age (p = 0.02), gender (0.008), WFNS score (p < 0.001), mFisher score (p = 0.009), surgical versus endovascular treatment (p < 0.001) and moderate to severe vasospasm (p = 0.025) were predictors of transfusion. After adjustment for probability of receiving RBC transfusion, APACHE IV and nadir Hb, transfusion remained independently associated with hospital mortality (OR 3.16, 95 % CI = 1.02-9.69, p = 0.047).<br />Conclusions: Among patients with aSAH, RBC transfusion was independently associated with an increased mortality after adjustment for the most common clinical indications for transfusion.
- Subjects :
- APACHE
Adult
Aged
Critical Care
Female
Hemoglobins
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage complications
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage therapy
Treatment Outcome
Erythrocyte Transfusion mortality
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage mortality
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1556-0961
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neurocritical care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22965325
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-012-9777-y