Perioperative blood transfusion and adverse events in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a TriNetX-based analysis
Perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion in patients undergoing TKA or THA is associated with an increased risk of postoperative transfusion, infectious complications, thromboembolic events, and mortality. These findings underscore the importance of implementing patient blood management and blood conservation strategies to mitigate transfusion-related complications.
Authors
- Hsien-Hsu Hsieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4985-7446)
- Tsing-Fen Ho
- Jun-Hong Lin
- Huey-En Tzeng
- Ju-Huei Chien
Institutions
- National Chung Hsing University (TW)
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation (US)
- Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1583518
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology