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Red blood cell transfusion is a determinant of neurological complications after cardiac surgery.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
February 2015
Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol and Imperial College of London, London, UK.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions on the occurrence of stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) after cardiac surgery.
Methods: Data on 14 956 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and valve surgery (with or without concomitant CABG) were retrieved at three European University Hospitals. The prognostic impact of RBC transfusion on postoperative stroke and TIA was investigated by logistic regression and multilevel propensity score analysis.