Old Blood and Postoperative Complications

Seoul National University Hospital

Overview

The investigators sought to examine the effects of 'old' red blood cells on mortality and morbidity of patients who undergoing revision hip replacement arthroplasty. The investigators hypothesis is that patients have an increased risk of mortality and infection after 'old' red blood cells transfusions compared with those who received 'new' transfusions.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Orthopedics Postoperative Complications Red Blood Cells

Interventions

Old red blood cells transfusionPROCEDURE

Red blood cells (shelf life \> 14 days) transfusion during the operation (total hip replacement arthroplasty)

New red blood cells transfusionPROCEDURE

Red blood cells (shelf life =\< 14 days) transfusion during the operation (total hip replacement arthroplasty)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who underwent revision total hip replacement Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who were not given red blood cells * Patients who were given two units of which one unit was old and one was new

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam-si, South Korea