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ArticleHematology, transfusion and cell therapy

Blood components requests at an orthopedic hospital: a critical survey.

Aline Cury Borchardt, Fernanda Azevedo-Silva, Luiz de Melo Amorim Filho

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Aline Cury BorchardtInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia Jamil Haddad (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: alineborchardt@gmail.com.
Fernanda Azevedo-SilvaInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia Jamil Haddad (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Luiz de Melo Amorim FilhoInstituto Estadual de Hematologia Arthur de Siqueira Cavalcanti (HEMORIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

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introductionThe correct completion of the blood components request form is the starting point to ensure good transfusion care. Many guidelines have been developed to search for hemoglobin values that trigger the need for transfusion and show the importance of Patient Blood Management, a scientific evidence-based approach in processes where transfusion is a possibility, such as in elective surgeries.

objectiveThe cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the transfusion requests at a complex orthopedic hospital over a one-year period.

methodThe completion quality was classified as Good, Regular, Bad or Very Bad, according to the information given by the physician. Transfusion medicine professionals analyzed the transfusion indication reported on the request form and classified it as Correct, Not based on Patient Blood Management (PBM), in accordance or not with the institutional Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedule, Impossible to evaluate due to lack of information on the form, and Incorrect.

resultsThe study categorized the completion quality of 2011 requests as Good (8.80%), Regular (9.30%), Bad (72.75%) and Very Bad (9.15%). Analysis of the indications revealed that 54.90% of the requests were in accordance with the current blood transfusion recommendations, and on 23.12% of the forms this field had not been filled out.

conclusionThe majority of blood components (63%) requests are in tune with current blood transfusion recommendations, despite the great number of incorrectly completed forms; nevertheless, it is mandatory to reach much better appropriateness rates.

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Appropriateness reviewBlood transfusionClinical protocolMedical auditMedical education

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PMCPMC7031099

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