Perioperative Transfusions and Venous Thromboembolism

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 145; no. 4
• Main Authors: Goel, Ruchika, Josephson, Cassandra D, Patel, Eshan U, Petersen, Molly R, Makhani, Sarah, Frank, Steven M, Ness, Paul M, Bloch, Evan M, Gehrie, Eric A, Lokhandwala, Parvez M, Nellis, Marianne M, Karam, Oliver, Shaz, Beth H, Patel, Ravi M, Tobian, Aaron A R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Confidence Intervals; Databases, Factual; Erythrocyte Transfusion - adverse effects; Erythrocyte Transfusion - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Odds Ratio; Perioperative Care; Regression Analysis; Venous Thromboembolism - epidemiology; Venous Thromboembolism - etiology

Annual incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) including postoperative VTE in hospitalized children is rising significantly. A growing body of evidence supports the role of red blood cells (RBCs) in pathologic thrombosis. In this study, we examined the association of perioperative RBC transfusion...