Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Humberto Machado
Servico of Anesthesiology, Hospital of Porto, Largo Professor Abel Salazar,
4099-001 Porto
Portugal
Commentary
Changes in the Transfusion Practice in Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping Surgery: A Center Experience
Author(s): Filipa Pereira, Angela Carmezim Mota, Manuela Casal, Cidalia Silva, Jorge Coutinho and Humberto MachadoFilipa Pereira, Angela Carmezim Mota, Manuela Casal, Cidalia Silva, Jorge Coutinho and Humberto Machado
Objective: Blood use in the perioperative period has been changing over time. The increasing costs of transfusions led to a transformation in the clinical practice.
In our institution until April 2012 all patients who underwent cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery had at least 2 units of RBCs (red blood cells) cross-matched before surgery and from then on only type and screen is performed.
This study assesses the policy changes and the costs associated with blood use in cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery.
Methods: Records of 206 patients who underwent cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery at Centro Hospitalar do Porto in Portugal were retrospectively reviewed between January 2011 and July 2014.
Results: A total of 206 patients underwent cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery during the reviewed period. T.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000558