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Trial reportAnesthesiology2015

A Clinical Trial to Detect Subclinical Transfusion-induced Lung Injury during Surgery.

John R Feiner, Michael A Gropper, Pearl Toy, Jeremy Lieberman, Jenifer Twiford, Richard B Weiskopf

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Anesthesiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

John R FeinerFrom the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care (J.R.F., M.A.G., J.L., R.B.W.), Department of Laboratory Medicine (P.T.), and Quality Improvement Department (J.T.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Michael A Gropper
Pearl Toy
Jeremy Lieberman
Jenifer Twiford
Richard B Weiskopf
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Zoledronic Acid in Treatment of Osteoporosis in PostmenoM01RR002635 · NCRR · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GARBER, JUDY E. · 1985 to 2008
$48.4M
Translational Research in Polycystic Ovary SyndromeU54HD034449 · NICHD · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI NESTLER, JOHN E · 1997 to 2012
$15.0M
Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury: Incidence and MechanismsP50HL081027 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI TOY, PEARL T · 2005 to 2009
$12.4M
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR002635NHLBI NIH HHS P50 HL081027NHLBI NIH HHS P50HL081027NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD034449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransfusion-related acute lung injury incidence remains the leading cause of posttransfusion mortality. The etiology may be related to leukocyte antibodies or biologically active compounds in transfused plasma, injuring susceptible recipient's lungs. The authors have hypothesized that transfusion could have less severe effects that are not always appreciated clinically and have shown subtly decreased pulmonary oxygen gas transfer in healthy volunteers after transfusion of fresh and 21-day stored erythrocytes. In this study, the authors tested the same hypothesis in surgical patients.

methodsNinety-one patients undergoing elective major spine surgery with anticipated need for erythrocyte transfusion were randomly allocated to receive their first transfusion of erythrocytes as cell salvage (CS), washed stored, or unwashed stored. Clinicians were not blinded to group assignment. Pulmonary gas transfer and mechanics were measured 5 min before and 30 min after erythrocyte transfusion.

resultsThe primary outcome variable, gas transfer, as assessed by change of PaO2/FIO2, with erythrocyte transfusion was not significant in any group (mean ± SD; CS: 9 ± 59; washed: 10 ± 26; and unwashed: 15 ± 1) and did not differ among groups (P = 0.92). Pulmonary dead space (VD/VT) decreased with CS transfusion (-0.01 ± 0.04; P = 0.034) but did not change with other erythrocytes; the change from before to after erythrocyte transfusion did not differ among groups (-0.01 to +0.01; P = 0.28).

conclusionsThe authors did not find impaired gas exchange as assessed by PaO2/FIO2 with transfused erythrocytes that did or did not contain nonautologous plasma. This clinical trial did not support the hypothesis of erythrocyte transfusion-induced gas exchange deficit that had been found in healthy volunteers.

Indexed as

Acute Lung InjuryAdolescentAdultAgedElective Surgical ProceduresErythrocyte TransfusionFemaleHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary Gas ExchangeYoung Adult

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PMID25946480
PMCPMC4626309
OpenAlexW1956904378

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