title: Perioperative red blood cell transfusion for patients undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery: an audit at a Chinese tertiary hospital.
abstract: Perioperative blood transfusion still takes a large proportion in inappropriate blood transfusion. As the data are limited in China, we reported a perioperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion practices in a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou, China. In 2008-2009, patients who underwent elective surgeries receiving RBC transfusions were recorded and the rate of overtransfusion was analyzed. Overtransfusion was defined as discharge hemoglobin (Hb) exceeding 10 g/dL. The median amount of RBC transfused perioperatively was four units in all 2572 patients. The overall rate of overtransfusion was 48.6% and the Department of Neurosurgery had the highest overtransfusion rate. These results are of great use for the future management of blood resource.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: chiuwen.chou@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chiu-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Rongrong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Wenqi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: RBC transfusion; Transfusion practices