Publication: Pattern of Blood Component Utilization in Tertiary Care Hospital of Central Nepal
Date
2019
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background
Blood component are essential part of patient and hospital for the safety and
improvement of health care of patient. Proper transfusion is must to avoid the
misuse, overuse and transfusion reaction.
Objective
The main objective of this study was to provide information regarding current utility
of blood component in tertiary care hospital of central Nepal.
Method
In this descriptive study, details of blood components transfused were recorded that
was correlated with patient age, sex, different hospital wards, clinical diagnosis and
pretransfusion hemoglobin for the duration of 6 month
Result
Total blood component utilize were 1,267 for 539 patients. Whole blood was most
utilized blood component that is followed by packed red blood cells. Demand of
Blood product was highest in patient admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Bleeding
patients due to obstetric and gastrointestinal complication got maximum transfusion
of blood component. Majorly transfusion of Whole Blood and Packed red cell was
done for pre transfusion hemoglobin level that falls in 7 to 10 gm/dl.
Conclusion
Analysis of blood component usage in any hospital with blood bank setup is very
important to improve the blood utilization pattern for transfusion and maintaining
blood stock to meet the future demand of blood component.
KEY WORDS
Blood bank, Blood component, Transfusion
Description
Koju S,1 Karmarcharya RM,2 Makaju R1
1Department of Pathology,
2Department of Surgery,
Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital
Dhulikhel, Kavre
Keywords
Blood bank, Blood component, Transfusion