• Arch Med Sci · Jan 2024

    A simple program to improve the appropriateness of red blood cell transfusions in non-bleeding hospital patients: a before-and-after study.

    • Jan Herzyk, Dawid Wilczek, Renata Kopczyńska, and Piotr F Czempik.
    • Students' Scientific Society, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
    • Arch Med Sci. 2024 Jan 1; 20 (1): 317320317-320.

    IntroductionTransfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) is not devoid of risks; nor is anemia. The aim of the study was to assess the usefulness of a program designed to improve the appropriateness of RBC transfusions in hospital patients.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed time periods before and after program implementation.ResultsBefore program implementation 415 out of 23492 (1.8%) patients received at least 1 RBC, whereas after implementation 162 out of 25062 (0.6%) did so. The percentage of appropriate RBC transfusions increased from 23.6 to 37.1%.ConclusionsA simple program may lead to a 3-fold decrease in transfusion rate and a significant increase in the percentage of appropriate RBC transfusions.Copyright: © 2024 Termedia & Banach.

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