Study Design. Cross-sectional study using data from the Health Care Cost and Utilization
Project Kids' Inpatient Database. Objective. Blood loss during spinal fusion surgery may lead …

Perioperative blood transfusion has been associated with poor outcomes but the impacts of
transfusion after fusion for lumbar stenosis have not been well-described. We assessed this …

Blood transfusion is a common and often necessary medical procedure during surgery.
However, most physicians rely on their personal clinical experience to determine whether a …

Materials and Methods This study was exempt from institutional review board approval, as
all data were appropriately deidentified before use in this project. We used the Nationwide …

Background ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion) and other spinal fusion surgeries are
among the most common orthopaedic procedures requiring blood transfusions. However …

Background: Blood loss during spinal decompression and fusion is high and at times more
than the patient's total estimated blood. Increased blood loss may increase the risks of …

Study Design: Retrospective case series. Summary of Background Data: Large national
inpatient databases estimate that approximately 200,000 lumbar fusions are performed …

Orthopedic surgeries are commonly associated with perioperative red blood cell (RBC)
transfusion. 1 TXA is an inexpensive and widely available antifibrinolytic medication that has …

Study design: Retrospective Summary of background data: Little is known regarding the
impact of the number of operative levels on the risk for adverse events following spinal …

AMAÇ: Perioperatif kanama yönetiminde en önemli basamaklardan birisi risk altındaki
hastanın önceden belirlenmesidir. Major kanamayla karşılaşılabilen vertebra cerrahilerinde …