| Title: |
Iatrogenic blood loss from phlebotomy during adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective cohort study. |
| Authors: |
Mazzeffi, Michael, Miller, David, Wang, Angela, Kothandaraman, Venkat, Money, Dustin, Clouse, Brian, Zaaqoq, Akram M., Teman, Nicholas |
| Source: |
Transfusion; Mar2024, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p475-482, 8p |
| Subject Terms: |
EXTRACORPOREAL membrane oxygenation, PHLEBOTOMY, COHORT analysis, ADULTS, IATROGENIC diseases |
| Abstract: |
Background: Adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients are at high risk for allogeneic blood transfusion. Few studies have characterized iatrogenic blood loss from phlebotomy in adult ECMO patients. We hypothesized that iatrogenic phlebotomy would be a significant source of blood loss during ECMO. Methods: Adults who had their entire ECMO run at our medical center between 2020 and 2022 were included. Average daily phlebotomy volume and total phlebotomy volume during ECMO were estimated based on the total number of laboratory tests that were processed. In addition, the crude and adjusted association between total phlebotomy volume during ECMO and RBC transfusion during ECMO was evaluated using linear regression and Loess curve analysis. Results: A total of 161 patients who underwent 162 ECMO runs were included. Of the 162 ECMO runs, 88 (54.3%) were veno‐arterial and 74 (45.7%) were veno‐venous ECMO. Median duration of ECMO was 5 days [25th, 75th percentile = 2, 11]. Median daily phlebotomy volume was 130 mLs [25th, 75th percentile = 94, 170] and median total phlebotomy volume during ECMO was 579 mLs [25th, 75th percentile = 238, 1314]. There was a significant crude and adjusted association between total phlebotomy volume and RBC transfusion during ECMO (beta coefficient = 0.0023 and 0.0024 respectively, both p <.001) based on linear regression analysis. Discussion: Phlebotomy for laboratory testing is a significant source of blood loss during ECMO in adults. Comprehensive patient blood management for adult ECMO patients should include strategies to reduce laboratory testing and/or phlebotomy volume during ECMO. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
