Abstract
BackgroundThe purpose of our research is to explore the association between operation duration and the risk of blood transfusion in the patients undergoing TKA.MethodsThis study was a secondary analysis based on the data of a single-center retrospective cohort study in Singapore. The independent variable was the operation duration, and the dependent variable was the risk of blood transfusion events in the perioperation. we analyzed the risk factors of blood transfusion in the Perioperative period by univariate logistic regression, then, multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed adjusting for variables that might affect the operation duration of TKA and the risk of blood transfusion events. Additional analyses examined this association by the subgroup analysis by using stratified multivariate logistic regression models.ResultsAmong 2,622 patients, 153 (5.8%) had blood transfusion in perioperative period. The older (OR=1.051 ,95% CI:1.030, 1.073), the lower BMI (OR=0.939,95% CI: 0.903,0.976),the lower Hb (OR=0.603,95% CI: 0.541 6.132), the DM on insulin (OR=2.542,95%CI:1.054, 6.132), the Bilateral TKA(OR=3.202, 95%CI:2.087, 4.913), the within CHF (OR=4.600, 95% CI :1.685, 12.563), the Cr≥2mg/dl (OR=7.246, 95% CI:2.739, 19.166), the higher ASA status (OR=6.439, 95% CI:2.403, 17.249), the higher risk of blood transfusion (P<0.05).The operation duration was positively correlated with perioperative blood transfusion. We demonstrated that the risk of blood transfusion increased by 1.1% for 1-minute increase in operation duration (OR = 1.011,95% CI: 1.004,1.018). ConclusionOur research shows that the longer the TKA operation duration, the higher the incidence of blood transfusion. The risk of blood transfusion events increases by 66% for every 1-hour increase in operation duration. Compared with patients with operation duration<100 minutes, patients with operation duration more than 100 minutes have an increased risk of blood transfusion events by 56.8%.