Patient Blood Management in Cardiac Surgery

Summary

Preoperative anemia is associated with an important increase in transfusions of red blood cells (RBC) compared to a non-anemic patient in cardiac and non cardiac surgery. Furthermore transfusion is also an independent factor of morbi-mortality with notably an increase in the infectious risk, immunological, an increase of the risk of cardiac decompensation, respiratory decompensation Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) or Transfusion Associated Cardiac Overload (TACO), and an increase in mortality of 16%. Management of perioperative transfusion is therefore a public health issue. Since 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been promoting a systematic approach to implement blood management programs for the patient to optimize the use of resources and promote quality and safety of care. Improving the relevance of transfusion in cardiac surgery could be achieved by optimizing the management of patients around 2 axis: A:non-drug intervention : Review of Practices to Improve the Management of Perioperative RBC Transfusion B:drug intervention : Systematic correction of pre- and postoperative iron, vitamin deficiencies and anemia The aim of this program is to improve the relevance of transfusion in cardiac surgery and to limit the morbidity and mortality induced by transfusion. This program is part of a global project of pre, per and postoperative management of the patient undergoing cardiac surgery programmed under extracorporeal circulation (ECC). It requires a multidisciplinary approach between cardiologists, anesthesiologists and intensivists, perfusionists, cardiac surgeons and paramedical teams to optimize the management of the patient.

Timeline

Start

2019-09-10

Primary completion

2021-07-24

Completion

2021-09-23

Publications

• Results Charbonneau H, Savy S, Savy N, Pasquie M, Mayeur N; CP-PBM Study Group; Angles O, Balech V, Berthelot AL, Croute-Bayle M, Decramer I, Duterque D, Julien V, Mallet L, M'rini M, Quedreux JF, Richard B, Sidobre L, Taillefer L, Thibaud A, Abouliatim I, Berthoumieu P, Garcia O, Soula P, Vahdat O, Breil C, Brunel P, Sciacca G. Comprehensive perioperative blood management in patients undergoing elective bypass cardiac surgery: Benefit effect of health care education and systematic correction of iron deficiency and anemia on red blood cell transfusion. J Clin Anesth. 2024 Nov;98:111560. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111560. Epub 2024 Aug 14.
• Charbonneau H, Pasquie M, Savy N, Mayeur N. Hemoglobin Optimization and Transfusion Reduction Through Anemia and Iron Deficiency Correction: A Post Hoc Prospective Study in Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Mar;40(3):825-835. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.11.028. Epub 2025 Nov 24.
• Charbonneau H, Pasquie M, Berthoumieu P, Savy N, Autones G, Angles O, Berthelot AL, Croute-Bayle M, Decramer I, Duterque D, Gabiache Y, Julien V, Mallet L, M'rini M, Quedreux JF, Richard B, Sidobre L, Taillefer L, Soula P, Garcia O, Abouliatim I, Vahdat O, Bousquet M, Ferradou JM, Jansou Y, Brunel P, Breil C, Mayeur N. Patient blood management in elective bypass cardiac surgery: A 2-step single-centre interventional trial to analyse the impact of an educational programme and erythropoiesis stimulation on red blood cell transfusion. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2020 Jul 15;19:100617. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100617. eCollection 2020 Sep.

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