A nationwide survey of clinical use of blood in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Italy, as in many developed countries, a decline in blood component (BC) consumption, especially red blood cells (RBC), has been described, but not studied at a national level. We, therefore, designed a nationwide survey to determine the main features of BC recipients and obtain a picture of the clinical use of BC for the first time in Italy, in order to understand BC demands better and identify specific fields in which to apply Patient Blood Management (PBM).

Material and methods

A nationwide survey of all Italian Blood Establishments working as Hospital Blood Banks (HBB) was performed. Data were collected through an online report form recording information on the number and geographic area of the responding HBB, year of birth and sex of the BC recipients, and

SUBMITTER: Facco G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8486606 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature