Hematocrit value on intensive care unit entry influences thefrequency of q-wave myoca

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Hematocrit value on intensive care unit entry influences thefrequency of q-wave myoca
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;116:460-464

Full Text Article Link:
http://tinyurl.com/6vn4f

Bruce D. Spiess, MD, Catherine Ley, PhD, Simon C. Body, MB, ChB, Lawrence C. Siegel, MD, E. Price Stover, MD, Rosemarie Maddi, MD, Michael D'Ambra, MD, Uday Jain, MD, Fong Liu, MSPH, Ahvie Herskowitz, MD, Dennis T. Mangano, PhD, MD, Jack Levin, MD

Hematocrit value on intensive care unit entry influences thefrequency of q-wave myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting

Objectives: No data exist regarding"the best" hematocrit value after coronary artery bypass graftsurgery. Transfusion practice varies, because neither an optimal hematocritvalue nor a uniform transfusion trigger criterion has been determined.

Methods: To investigate the optimal hematocrit value, westudied 2202 patients undergoing coronary bypass. The hematocrit value on entryinto the intensive care unit (IHCT) was categorized into three groups: high (>=34%),medium (25% to 33%), and low (24%). Characteristics andadverse events (outcomes) were compared, and the effect of IHCT on the risk ofmyocardial infarction was determined by logistic regression.

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