Assessment of Transfusion Practices in a Tertiary Care Centre: An Institutional Based Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Blood transfusions perform a vital role in the resuscitation and management of both medically compromised and patients in need of surgery. The blood transfusions are a primary need, whenever any improvement in oxygen delivery at tissue level is required and secondly to improve blood volume. The need of transfusion for patients undergoing any surgical procedures are being overestimated, as blood units arranged as a protocol for an elective surgery remain unutilized and usually get discarded. Materials and Methods: The current study was carried out in Department of IHBT, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The study was pre-approved by the ethics committee of our collage. The six months study was conducted in all the major departments of the hospital covering nearly 184 cases of blood procurement. Results: A total of 184 patients selected, 744 units of blood were requested from the blood bank of our hospital. The maximum numbers of transfusion requests were from obstetrics and gynaecology department, i.e. 312 units out of 744 units (42%). Conclusion: The current study was able to conclude that in our hospital, out of the total amount of blood requested and cross-matched for patients only half of the amount was actually utilized in the procedures. This did increase the workload as well as financial costs for the patient ultimately.
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Rashi Pachaury
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- EP ID EP534356
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.4.033
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