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Published on: April 19, 2022
[Perioperative blood transfusions in laryngeal surgery]
V Pinto García1, J Gómez Martínez, C Suárez Nieto
1Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España. pinto@arrakis.es
Objective:
To analyze perioperative transfusion risk in patients undergoing larynx surgery.
Patients And Methods:
An analysis was made of the records of patients who underwent surgical procedures on the larynx in 1996.
Results:
Of 174 operated patients, 22 received (12.6%) blood transfusions. The patients most frequently transfused were over 60 years-old (18.2%), had laryngeal cancer (22%), underwent laryngectomy (28.3%), and were submitted to three or more surgical techniques during the intervention (50%). Regression analysis showed that the main surgical procedure and number of surgical techniques performed were factors independently related with the likelihood of requiring a blood transfusion.
Conclusions:
Of the variables studied, only the surgical procedure and number of surgical techniques performed were independently related with the likelihood of requiring a blood transfusion.
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