STROBE-compliant article: Blood Transfusions within the First 24 Hours of Hospitalization Did Not Impact Mortality Among Patients with Severe Sepsis.

ABSTRACT: Transfusion of packed red blood cells is common during resuscitation of critically ill patients. However, the association between in-hospital mortality and blood transfusion among patients with severe sepsis during the first 24  hours of hospitalization has not yet been determined. A cohort study was conducted of adult nontrauma patients who visited the emergency department of a tertiary hospital and were diagnosed with severe sepsis. Propensity score (PS) matching was conducted, based on patient demographics, underlying illnesses, laboratory results, and vital signs presented at the emergency department, and multivariate logistic regression was performed to adjust for potential residual confounding between the 2 transfused and nontransfused groups to assess the risk of in-hospital mortali

SUBMITTER: Hsu CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5291581 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature