Transfusion practice varies widely in cardiac surgery: Results from a national registry Zoe K. McQuilten, MBBS, Nick Andrianopoulos, MBBS, MBiostat, Erica M. Wood, MBBS, Merrole F. Cole-Sinclair, MBBS, John J. McNeil, PhD, MBBS, Peter A. Cameron, MD, MBBS, Christopher M. Reid, PhD, Andrew E. Newcomb, MBBS, Julian A. Smith, MBBS, MS, Louise E. Phillips, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 147, Issue 5, Pages 1684-1690.e1 (May 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.051 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Adjusted transfusion outcome rates for all procedures at 25 hospitals. CI, Confidence interval; RBC, red blood cell; PLT, platelet; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; CRYO, cryoprecipitate. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 1684-1690.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.051) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Adjusted rates of platelet (PLT), fresh frozen plasma (FFP), and red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, by hospital. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 1684-1690.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.051) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure E1 Adjusted transfusion outcome rates for primary coronary artery bypass graft only for 25 hospitals. CI, Confidence interval; RBC, red blood cell; PLT, platelet; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; CRYO, cryoprecipitate. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 1684-1690.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.051) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions