Effect of using smaller blood volume tubes and closed blood collection devices on total blood loss in patients undergoing major cardiac and vascular surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnostic laboratory tests are an integral part of managing hospitalized patients. In particular, patients in the intensive care units (ICUs) can experience a concerning amount of blood loss due to diagnostic testing, which can increase the risk developing iatrogenic anemia. Several interventions exist to curtail avoidable blood loss, for example computerized decision support, smaller phlebotomy tubes, and other blood conservation devices. Nevertheless, use of these interventions is not standardized. Therefore, the objective of our study was to quantify the daily phlebotomy volume taken from patients who had undergone major cardiac or vascular surgery.

Methods

We estimated the number of blood analyses and volumes of drawn blood of 400 consecutive patients (≥ 18 y

SUBMITTER: Neef V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884058 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature