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Increased Risk Of Blood Transfusion In Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Sustaining Non-Major Burn Injury, Linda Mai, Katrina Spilsbury, Dale W. Edgar, Aaron Berghuber, Fiona M. Wood
Increased Risk Of Blood Transfusion In Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Sustaining Non-Major Burn Injury, Linda Mai, Katrina Spilsbury, Dale W. Edgar, Aaron Berghuber, Fiona M. Wood
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Background: Due to the increased mortality and morbidity associated with blood transfusion, identifying modifiable predictors of transfusion are vital to prevent or minimise blood use. We hypothesised that burn patients with diabetes mellitus were more likely to be prescribed a transfusion. These patients tend to have increased age, number of comorbidities, infection risk and need for surgery which are all factors reported previously to be associated with blood use.
Objective: To determine whether patients with diabetes mellitus who have sustained a burn ≤20% total body surface area (TBSA) are at higher risk of receiving red blood cell transfusion compared to …