Evaluating Variation in Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion for Patients Undergoing Elective Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Population-based Analysis

Patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery often receive red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. Understanding practice variation is critical to support efforts working towards responsible RBC transfusion use. We aimed to measure the extent and importance of variation in perioperative RBC transfusion use across surgeons and hospitals among gastrointestinal cancer surgery patients.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Jesse Zuckerman, Natalie G. Coburn, Jeannie Callum, Alyson Mahar, Robin McLeod, Emily Pearsall, Yulia Lin, Alexis F. Turgeon, Guillaume Martel, Julie Hallet Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research