A Survey on Blood Transfusions in Major Artrhoplasty Operations

The rate of hip, knee arthroplasties and their revision are increasing every year. The incidence of blood transfusion in these operations are reported 18%, 68%, and 39%, 67%, respectively. Blood transfusion is known to increase the risk of pulmonary, septic, wound and thromboembolic complications and is related to mortality. Restrictive transfusion protocols has cost-effective results in terms of reducing these complications, promoting early discharge and reduced frequency of re-admission. Within this context, we aimed to evaluate the transfusion practice in our hospital, define the transfusion indicators and compare the transfused and non transfused patients in terms of recovery.