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Transfusion After Arthroplasty in Hemophilia

J Arthroplasty; ePub Jan 21; Kapadia, Boylan

Publish date:: March 2, 2016

Hemophilia is associated with an increased risk of blood transfusion after lower extremity total joint arthroplasty (TJA), according to a study of 332 patients with hemophilia who underwent TJA and a comparison cohort of 996 patients without hemophilia. Researchers found:

• Incidence of any postoperative transfusion 15.06% in patients with hemophilia vs 9.84% in controls.

• For patients with hemophilia, the odds ratios vs controls were 1.60 for any transfusion, 1.90 for allogenic transfusion, and 1.05 for autogenic transfusion.

Citation: Kapadia BH, Boylan MR, Elmallah RK, Krebs VE, Paulino CB, Mont MA. Does hemophilia increase the risk of postoperative blood transfusion after lower extremity total joint arthroplasty? [Published online ahead of print January 21, 2016]. J Arthroplasty. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2016.01.012.

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