Intraoperative transfusion practice in burned children in a university hospital over four years: a retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient blood management programs should be applied to the pediatric population, but little is known about the current transfusion practice of pediatric burn injury patients. This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the practice of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in children with burn injury, their predictive factors, and adherence to the German transfusion guideline.

Methods

We reviewed the RBC transfusion practice of all children younger than 8 years with burn injury who were operated during a four-year period in a German university medical center. We analyzed the data associated with transfusion and guideline conformity of transfusion triggers for RBCs from the beginning to the end of hospital stay using logistic regression.

Results

During the

SUBMITTER: Wittenmeier E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8048155 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature