Affiliation:
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2. Department of Biostatistics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
We examined the relationship between blood transfusion and long-term adverse events to evaluate the clinical impact of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery.
METHODS:
From the National Health Insurance Service database, individuals undergoing heart valve surgery were verified, including aortic valve (AV), mitral valve (MV), tricuspid valve (TV), and complex valves (more than 2 valve surgeries). The interested outcomes were incidence of death, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and admission for myocardial infarction during follow-up. Associations between perioperative RBC transfusion and long-term cardiovascular events were analyzed with Cox-proportional hazard model.
RESULTS:
Perioperative RBC transfusion (±2 days from the day of surgery) was categorized into 0, 1, 2, and >3 units based on the number of packs transfused. From 2003 to 2019, the data of 58,299 individuals were retrieved (51.6% were male and 58% were aged above 60 years). The median follow-up duration was 5.53 years. Of the total cohort, 86.5% received at least 1 transfusion. In multivariable analysis, adverse cardiovascular event risk proportionally increased with transfusion in a dose-dependent manner. The adjusted hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals of outcomes after the transfusion of 1, 2, and ≥3 units compared to those with no transfusion were as follows: death, 1.53 (1.41–1.66), 1.97 (1.81–2.14), and 3.03 (2.79–3.29); ischemic stroke, 1.27 (1.16–1.39), 1.31 (1.19–1.44), and 1.51 (1.38–1.66); hemorrhagic stroke, 1.38 (1.16–1.66), 1.71 (1.43–2.05), and 2.31 (1.94–2.76); and myocardial infarction 1.35 (1.13–1.62), 1.60 (1.33–1.91), and 1.99 (1.66–2.38), respectively (all P < .01).
CONCLUSIONS:
In the analysis of the national cohort, perioperative RBC transfusion during heart valve surgery was associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes correlated with the volume of RBC transfusion.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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