RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Predictors of blood transfusion following total knee replacement at a tertiary care center in Central Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 598
OP 603
DO 10.15537/smj.2017.6.17475
VO 38
IS 6
A1 Abdullah A. Al-Turki
A1 Abdulaziz K. Al-Araifi
A1 Bshaer A. Badakhan
A1 Mohammed T. Al-Nazzawi
A1 Suliman Alghnam
A1 Abdulaziz S. Al-Turki
YR 2017
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/38/6/598.abstract
AB Objectives: To examine the incidence and predictors of blood transfusion following total knee replacement (TKR).Methods: A retrospective study on 462 patients of primary TKR at National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Descriptive statistics were compared by blood transfusion status and significant variables were further included in the multivariable model.Results: Overall transfusion rate following TKR was 35.3%. Regression analyses identified bilateral surgery, low preoperative hemoglobin (Hb) level, and high amount of blood loss as predictors of blood transfusion.Conclusion: Correction of Hb level prior to surgery, careful hemostasis, and avoiding bilateral surgery may reduce the rate of blood transfusion following TKR.