Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Occurrence of Surgical Site Infection: An Integrative Review.

Abstract

The aim of this integrative review was to locate, assess, and synthesize available evidence of the relationship between perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion and the occurrence of surgical site infection among adult patients undergoing elective surgery. After a comprehensive search of relevant databases and a review of the studies this yielded, we used a validated instrument to extract data from the 25 studies in our final sample. The clinical and surgical variables that were significantly and more frequently associated with the occurrence of surgical site infection among patients who received blood transfusions during the perioperative period were female sex, older age, and higher body mass index. Our findings indicate a lack of consensus on the hemoglobin levels that indicate a blood transfusion is necessary.

• Authors: Camila Cristina Mantoani, Amanda Salles Margatho, Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas, Cristina Maria Galvão, Renata Cristina de Campos Pereira Silveira
• Journal: AORN journal (AORN J) Vol. 110 Issue 6 Pg. 626-634 (12 2019) ISSN: 1878-0369 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 31774169 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Systematic Review)
• Copyright: © AORN, Inc, 2019.

Topics

• Age Factors
• Blood Transfusion
• Humans
• Perioperative Nursing
• Risk Factors
• Sex Factors
• Surgical Wound Infection (epidemiology, etiology)
• United States (epidemiology)