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Association of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion With Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
- Source :
- The Journal of arthroplasty. 36(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background Prior registry data suggest that perioperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion may increase the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients status post surgery. However, there are limited data that explore VTE risk after perioperative transfusion in the setting of primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Our aim is to investigate the association between perioperative RBC transfusion and the development of symptomatic VTE after adjusting for confounding variables. Methods We retrospectively reviewed all patients undergoing primary TJA at a single institution from 2001 to 2016. The primary outcome was development of symptomatic VTE (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism) up to 90 days following primary TJA. To identify the association between RBC transfusion and development of VTE, univariate and multivariate analyses were used, as well as a sensitivity analysis using propensity score matching based on patient comorbidities. Results Of the 29,003 patients who underwent TJA, 2500 (8.62%) received RBC transfusion perioperatively and 302 (1.04%) developed a postoperative VTE within 90 days of surgery. While univariate analysis did suggest a slightly increased incidence of VTE in association with RBC transfusion (odds ratio [OR], 1.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-2.16), this difference was eliminated when multivariate analysis (OR, 0.42; 95% CI, 0.12-1.39) and propensity score matching (propensity-matched OR, 1.2; 95% CI, 0.7-1.8) were employed. Conclusion Perioperative RBC transfusion does not significantly increase the incidence of symptomatic VTE following primary TJA in the 90-day postoperative period after adjustment for host VTE risk scores and other confounding variables. Perioperative RBC transfusion may be safely administered if indicated following total hip and knee arthroplasty.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Deep vein
medicine.medical_treatment
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
cardiovascular diseases
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Retrospective Studies
030222 orthopedics
Univariate analysis
business.industry
Odds ratio
Perioperative
Venous Thromboembolism
medicine.disease
Thrombosis
Arthroplasty
Pulmonary embolism
medicine.anatomical_structure
Propensity score matching
business
Erythrocyte Transfusion
Pulmonary Embolism
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15328406
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of arthroplasty
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....64e0aab33ead3f16bed992fdf1237aff