Hypotensive Anesthesia does not reduce Transfusion Rates during and after Acetabular Fracture Surgery
Harsh Wadhwa1, Michael J Chen1, Seth S Tigchelaar1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA.
Background:
Acetabular fracture open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is generally associated with high intraoperative blood loss. Hypotensive anesthesia has been shown to decrease blood loss and intraoperative transfusion in total joint arthroplasty and posterior spinal fusion. In this study, we assessed the effect of reduction in intraoperative mean arterial pressures (MAPs) during acetabular fracture surgery on intraoperative blood loss and need for transfusion.
Methods:
Three hundred and one patients with acetabular fractures who underwent ORIF at an academic Level 1 trauma center were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were separated based on mean intraoperative MAPs (<60 mmHg, 60-70 mmHg, >70 mmHg). Thirteen patients had mean intraoperative MAP <60 mmHg, 95 had MAP 60-70 mmHg, and 193 had MAP >70 mmHg. Rates of intraoperative and postoperative allogeneic blood transfusion were compared.
Results:
Mean intraoperative MAPs were significantly different between groups (p < 0.0001). Time from injury to surgery, estimated blood loss, operative time and intraoperative IV fluids were comparable. The proportion of patients who received blood transfusion and mean units transfused intraoperatively and postoperatively were similar between groups. Mean differences in preoperative and postoperative hemoglobin and hematocrit were also similar. There was no difference in hospital length of stay or perioperative complications between the groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that body mass index > 30 (p < 0.05) and anterior surgical approach (p < 0.01) were independently associated with intraoperative transfusion and an anterior surgical approach (p < 0.001) was independently associated with postoperative transfusion.
Conclusion:
Decreased intraoperative MAP during acetabular fracture surgery does not reduce blood loss or need for transfusion. On the other hand, no increased end-organ ischemia was seen with hypotensive anesthesia.
Level Of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level III.
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