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ArticleCureus2018

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Disease Patients Receiving Red Blood Cell Transfusions.

Aravinda Nanjundappa, Molly John, Stephanie Thompson, Frank H Annie, Sarah Embrey, Vallabh Karpe, Ali Farooq, Alfred Tager

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Article in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aravinda NanjundappaCardiology, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Molly JohnInternal Medicine, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Stephanie ThompsonMiscellaneous, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Frank H AnnieCardiology, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Sarah EmbreyPharmacy, University of Charleston, Charleston, USA.
Vallabh KarpeInternal Medicine, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Ali FarooqCardiology, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Alfred TagerEmergency Medicine, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Charleston Area Medical Center · USUniversity of Charleston · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) patients are commonly transfused with red blood cells (RBC) due to their inability to compensate for anemia and blood loss. Anemias, as well as allogeneic transfusions, have been demonstrated as independent risk factors for increased mortality and morbidity following cardiovascular procedures. The relationships between anemia, transfusion, and adverse outcomes in PVD patients remain unascertained and understudied. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine mortality at 30-day, one-year, and three-year markers among 330 randomly selected PVD patients. The clinical features of patients receiving transfusions were examined, and the mortality rates were compared between patients who received an RBC transfusion and those who did not. Cox regression analysis was employed to identify independent variables predicting mortality. Results Transfusions were found to have increased mortality rates over non-transfused patients at 30 days (6.1% vs. 1.8%,

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peripheral vascular diseasepvdred blood cell transfusions

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PMID30761234
PMCPMC6367124
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