Red blood cell transfusion, lowest haemoglobin level, and their association with mortality and length of hospital stay in surgical patients.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Red blood cell transfusion; Anaemia; Blood - Anaemia

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001645347
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Perth Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-12-19
• Study Completion: 2018-02-12
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60955

Inclusion Criteria

Adults admitted as elective or emergency cases for orthopaedic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, vascular surgery, urology, cardiothoracic surgery, or neurosurgery to three public hospitals in Western Australia between July 2008 and June 2017.

Exclusion Criteria

Any patients transfused fresh frozen plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitate will be excluded from the study. Also excluded are patients receiving a massive transfusion, patients transfused any blood products 90 days prior to admission, patients with a length of stay of less than 2 days (same day and overnight admissions), patients under the age of 18 years at admission, and patients with no haemoglobin results.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
30-day mortality[30 days from admission];In-hospital mortality[At time of hospital discharge.];Hospital length of stay (measured in days). This outcomes is assessed by collecting the admission date and the discharge date from the admissions data collected. [From hospital admission to discharge.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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