The practice of blood cross-match request and transfusion in surgical patients at Debre Markos comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Debre Markos, Ethiopia, 2021/2022. A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood transfusions play a great role to improve oxygen delivery to tissues for indicated surgical patients. Preoperative ordering of blood, especially in elective surgery, is often based on the worst-case assumptions, demanding large quantities of blood or overestimating the anticipated blood loss, of which little is ultimately used. This study aimed to assess the practices of blood requisite and transfusion in surgical patients.

Method

An institutional-based prospective study was conducted from September to February 2021/2022, in Debre Markos comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Socio-demographic data like age, sex, ASA status, type of anesthesia, and type of surgeries were taken preoperatively. The number of cross-matched and transfused data were collected from p

SUBMITTER: Misganaw A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422072 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature