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Evaluation of the blood transfusion strategy in Baghdad Teaching Hospital
Joint Authors
al-Khalisi, Khudayr A.
Abbas, Muhammad Ali
Source
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
Issue
Vol. 56, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2014), pp.17-19, 3 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Guidelines for blood products transfusion are needed to avoid unnecessary blood transfusion in acute and chronic anaemias to minimize complications.
Objective : To evaluate the practice of blood transfusion in Baghdad Teaching Hospital.
Patients and methods : One hundred and sixty adults Iraqi patients, who had blood transfusion, were selected randomly from different wards of Baghdad Teaching Hospital including General Medicine (GM), General Surgery (GS), Gynecology / Obstetrics (G/O), forty patients from each ward, from October 2011 to October 2012.
Collected data included age, gender, type of ward, indication for transfusion, pre-transfusion packed cell volume (PCV) and hemoglobin (Hb), type (whole blood or red blood cells (RBCs)) and number of units transfused.
Results : Pre-transfusion PCV was >30 % (Hb >10gm / dl) in 23.1 % of the patients, and were highest in G/O (47.5 %) and GS (37.5 %) wards.
Whole blood was given instead of RBCs to 60 % of patients (100 % in G/O and GS).Single unit blood was given to 22.5 % of patients (37.5 % in G/O and 35 % In GS.
Conclusion : There is general unawareness of the risks of blood transfusion in Baghdad Teaching Hospital as shown by the use of whole blood instead of RBCs and single unit transfusion, so a more restrictive strategy is needed by following the international guidelines.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Khalisi, Khudayr A.& Abbas, Muhammad Ali& Muhammad, Muhammad J.. 2014. Evaluation of the blood transfusion strategy in Baghdad Teaching Hospital. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 56, no. 1, pp.17-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-384684
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Khalisi, Khudayr A.…[et al.]. Evaluation of the blood transfusion strategy in Baghdad Teaching Hospital. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 56, no. 1 (2014), pp.17-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-384684
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Khalisi, Khudayr A.& Abbas, Muhammad Ali& Muhammad, Muhammad J.. Evaluation of the blood transfusion strategy in Baghdad Teaching Hospital. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2014. Vol. 56, no. 1, pp.17-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-384684
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 19
Record ID
BIM-384684