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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Hematology

Background:

  • The relationship between blood transfusions and ventilator-associated events (VAEs) requires further clarification.
  • Understanding this association is crucial for optimizing patient care in intensive settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential link between blood transfusion and the incidence of VAEs.
  • To quantify the risk of VAEs associated with blood transfusion, including different transfusion types and volumes.

Main Methods:

  • A nested case-control study design was employed.
  • Data were collected from a healthcare-associated infection registry in intensive care units.
  • Weighted Cox models were used to analyze the association between blood transfusion (as a time-dependent variable) and VAEs in 1,657 cases and 3,293 controls.

Main Results:

  • Blood transfusion was significantly associated with an increased risk of all VAE tiers, including ventilator-associated complication-plus (VAC-plus), VAC-only, infection-related VAC-plus (IVAC-plus), and possible ventilator-associated pneumonia (PVAP).
  • Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion specifically increased the risk of VAC-plus, IVAC-plus, and PVAP.
  • A higher risk of VAE was observed in patients receiving more than 3 units of RBCs compared to those with 0-3 units or no transfusion.

Conclusions:

  • Blood transfusions are linked to a higher risk of VAEs across all classifications.
  • The volume of RBC transfusion, particularly exceeding 3 units, significantly elevates the risk of VAEs.