Model of Karkouti et al for Predicting the Need for Blood Transfusion Associated with a First-Time Elective Coronary Bypass Graft Operation

Purpose: To predict the likelihood for needing a transfusion following a first-time, elective coronary artery bypass operation using the model of Karkouti et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient who will be having a first-time, elective coronary artery bypass operation?

Yes

Age of the patient

Years

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Body weight of the patient

Pre-operative hemoglobin

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Value for X

Probability for transfusion

Pre-operative hemoglobin associated with a 20% chance of needing a transfusion

Is the patient's hemoglobin below this value?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Other Testing
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Predicting Need for Allogenic Blood Transfusion Following Surgery for Lung Cancer

Therapy

Options
- Transfusion Planning Algorithm of Weber in Surgical Patients with Cancer of the Head and Neck (TPRA Model)
Selection
Dosage Calculations

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Risk Index of McCluskey et al for Predicting Massive Blood Transfusion Associated with Liver Transplant Surgery

Specialty

Clinical Laboratory
Surgery, general
Anesthesiology
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care

Objective

criteria for diagnosis
complications
selection

ICD-10

D62 - Acute posthaemorrhagic anaemia
I20-I25 - Ischaemic heart diseases
I70 - Atherosclerosis
I74 - Arterial embolism and thrombosis
Y83.2 - Abnormal reaction/later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure, surgical operation with anastomosis, bypass or graft
Z51.3 - Blood transfusion [without reported diagnosis]

Info

Purpose: To predict the likelihood for needing a transfusion following a first-time, elective coronary artery bypass operation using the model of Karkouti et al.

Specialty: Clinical Laboratory, Surgery, general, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care

Objective: criteria for diagnosis, complications, selection

ICD-10: D62, I20-I25, I70, I74, Y83.2, Z51.3,

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