Predictors of blood transfusion after open aortic surgery. V1.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Predictors of post-operative blood transfusion requirement in open aortic surgery.
IRAS ID
214940
Contact name
Charles McCollum
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 0 days
Research summary
This study seeks to determine which factors are associated with receiving a post-operative transfusion in patients undergoing surgery of the body's main artery, the aorta. It also seeks to design a predictive model that will allow surgical teams to predict the likelihood of an individual patient requiring a blood transfusion after their operation.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
17/WS/0010
Date of REC Opinion
13 Jan 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion