Intraoperative Hemoglobin Levels and Transfusion Independently Predict Stroke After Cardiac Operations Zainab S. Bahrainwala, BS, Maura A. Grega, RN, MSN, Charles W. Hogue, MD, William A. Baumgartner, MD, Ola A. Selnes, PhD, Guy M. McKhann, MD, Rebecca F. Gottesman, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 4, Pages 1113-1118 (April 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.049 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Odds ratios (OR) for postoperative stroke based on quartile of transfusion, comparing individuals with postcardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) hemoglobin levels below (dark bars) and above (light bars) the median. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1113-1118DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.049) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions