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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Evaluation of Six Years of Appropriateness Level of Blood Transfusion in a Pediatric Ward.

Pier Mario Perrone, Gregorio Paolo Milani, Rosa Maria Dellepiane, Antonella Petaccia, Daniele Prati, Carlo Agostoni, Paola Giovanna Marchisio, Silvana Castaldi

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pier Mario PerroneDepartment Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Gregorio Paolo MilaniFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Rosa Maria DellepianeFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Antonella PetacciaFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Daniele PratiFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Carlo AgostoniFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5006-0832
Paola Giovanna MarchisioFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5691-3920
Silvana CastaldiDepartment Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1716-6624
University of Milan · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBlood transfusion can be considered as a life-saving treatment and is a primary health management topic. This study aims to assess the appropriateness of blood transfusion performed in a large tertiary hospital in Italy.

methodsa multispecialist team composed oof hematologists, public health experts and pediatricians analyzed blood transfusions performed between 2018 and 2022 in the pediatric wards comparing the appropriateness with the available NHS guidelines available. Patients' characteristics, clinical features and blood component's data were collected and analyzed.

resultsconsidering 147 blood transfusions performed in 2018-2022, only eight (5.4%) were performed according to guidelines, while 98 (66.7%) were driven by clinicians' expertise, especially for anemia in genetic syndromes (30) (20.5%) and autoimmune diseases (20) (13.6%). Thirty-nine (26.5%) transfusions could be considered as inappropriate, while two (1.4%) blood packs were never been transfused after being requested.

conclusionsThis analysis is one of the first performed to assess the appropriateness of blood component transfusions comparing their compliance to NHS guidelines. The importance of this analysis can be explained first by the clinical point of view and second by the economic one.

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AnemiaErythrocyte TransfusionBlood TransfusionChildHumansItalyTertiary Care Centersappropriate prescribingblood transfusionspharmacoepidemiologypharmacological appropriatenesspublic health

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PMID36767066
PMCPMC9914791
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