TY - JOUR
T1 - Early packed red blood cell transfusion and acute respiratory distress syndrome after trauma
AU - Chaiwat, Onuma
AU - Lang, John D.
AU - Vavilala, Monica S.
AU - Wang, Jin
AU - MacKenzie, Ellen J.
AU - Jurkovich, Gregory J.
AU - Rivara, Frederick P.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - BACKGROUND: Transfusion of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) is a risk factor for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in trauma patients. Yet, there is a paucity of information regarding the risk of ARDS with incremental PRBCs exposure. METHODS: For this retrospective analysis, eligible patients from National Study on Costs and Outcomes of Trauma were included. Our main exposure was defined as units of PRBCs transfused during the first 24 h after admission. The main outcome was ARDS. RESULTS: A total of 521 (4.6%) of 14070 patients developed ARDS, and 331 patients (63.5%) who developed ARDS received PRBCs transfusion. Injury severity, thoracic injury, polytrauma, and pneumonia receiving more than 5 units of fresh frozen plasma and 6ĝ€"10 units of PRBCs were independent predictors of ARDS. Patients receiving more than 5 units of PRBCs had higher risk of developing ARDS (patients who received 6ĝ€"10 units: adjusted odds ratio 2.5, 95% CI 1.12ĝ€"5.3; patients who received more than 10 units: odds ratio 2.6, 95% CI 1.1ĝ€"6.4). Each additional unit of PRBCs transfused conferred a 6% higher risk of ARDS (adjusted odds ratio 1.06; 95% CI 1.03ĝ€"1.10). CONCLUSIONS: Early transfusion of PRBCs is an independent predictor of ARDS in adult trauma patients. Conservative transfusion strategies that decrease PRBC exposure by even 1 unit may be warranted to reduce the risk of ARDS in injured patients.
AB - BACKGROUND: Transfusion of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) is a risk factor for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in trauma patients. Yet, there is a paucity of information regarding the risk of ARDS with incremental PRBCs exposure. METHODS: For this retrospective analysis, eligible patients from National Study on Costs and Outcomes of Trauma were included. Our main exposure was defined as units of PRBCs transfused during the first 24 h after admission. The main outcome was ARDS. RESULTS: A total of 521 (4.6%) of 14070 patients developed ARDS, and 331 patients (63.5%) who developed ARDS received PRBCs transfusion. Injury severity, thoracic injury, polytrauma, and pneumonia receiving more than 5 units of fresh frozen plasma and 6ĝ€"10 units of PRBCs were independent predictors of ARDS. Patients receiving more than 5 units of PRBCs had higher risk of developing ARDS (patients who received 6ĝ€"10 units: adjusted odds ratio 2.5, 95% CI 1.12ĝ€"5.3; patients who received more than 10 units: odds ratio 2.6, 95% CI 1.1ĝ€"6.4). Each additional unit of PRBCs transfused conferred a 6% higher risk of ARDS (adjusted odds ratio 1.06; 95% CI 1.03ĝ€"1.10). CONCLUSIONS: Early transfusion of PRBCs is an independent predictor of ARDS in adult trauma patients. Conservative transfusion strategies that decrease PRBC exposure by even 1 unit may be warranted to reduce the risk of ARDS in injured patients.
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U2 - 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181948a97
DO - 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181948a97
M3 - Article
C2 - 19164959
AN - SCOPUS:61549123681
SN - 0003-3022
VL - 110
SP - 351
EP - 360
JO - Anesthesiology
JF - Anesthesiology
IS - 2
ER -