Restrictive Versus Liberal Transfusion for Elective Major Surgery and Perioperative Outcomes: Mortality, Morbidity and Requirement of Postoperative Blood Transfusion

The test subjects consisted of 892 patients, who belong to ASA (American society of Anesthesiology) I -IV groups, underwent elective major surgery between the 01/01/2016-31/12/2016, and are over the age of 18 years. The demographic data (Age, sex, ASA (American society of Anesthesiology) scors, surgery type) were also recorded. we evaluated the value of Hemoglobin, platelet, APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time), INR (international normalized ratio) preoperatively and postoperatively. In this study, restrictive and liberal blood transfusion groups were investigated.restrictive and liberal transfusion hemoglobin threshold value respectively before perioperative transfusion was 8 g / dL. were defined as restrictive blood transfusion group and perioperative transfusion was over 8 g / dL were defined as liberal blood transfusion group. Adverse events (tachycardia, hypotension, the value of lactate and metabolic acidosis). Postoperatively, the amount of postoperative transfusion unit, duration of hospital stay, requirement of intensive care unit and mortality rate.