Platelets transfusion in Greece: Where, when, why? A national survey
| Autor: | Chrissoula Alepi, Elias Kyriakou, Fotios Girtovitis, Nikolaos Garmpis, Afrodite Cheropoulou, Konstantinos E. Stamoulis, Konstantina Paneta, Paraskevi Papadopoulou, Anastasia Livada, Ekaterini Manaka, Evagelia Triantafillou, Kalliopi Fountouli, Serena Valsami, Aggeliki Megalou, Paraskevi Chronopoulou, Andreas Papachronis, George Martinis, Konstantinos Lebessopoulos, Maria Papakonstantinou, Maria Gavalaki, Anthi Gafou, Aggelos Athanasopoulos, Christina Batsi, Marianna Politou, Eleftheria Zervou, Abraham Pouliakis, Virginia Voulgaridou, Aspasia Argyrou, Despina Katopi, George Sakellarakis, Evagelia Arvanitopoulou, Christos Damaskos, Hrysanthi Katharopoulou, Margarita Papadopoulou, Ioanna Dendrinou, Elisavet Grouzi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Psychological intervention Clinical settings 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences Inventory management 0302 clinical medicine medicine Immunology and Allergy survey Platelet Expiration platelet lcsh:RC633-647.5 business.industry national platelets transfusion lcsh:Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Hematology humanities Apheresis Platelet transfusion Emergency medicine Original Article business platelet products Hospital department 030215 immunology |
| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 158-166 (2020) Asian Journal of Transfusion Science |
| ISSN: | 0973-6247 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusion is among the most useful therapeutic tools in modern clinical settings which mean that ensuring an adequate supply is of paramount importance. AIM: The aim of our study was to record the use and wastage of platelet concentrates (PCs) in Greece, so as to come up with evidence-based interventions. METHODS: The study was conducted during May and June 2015. We evaluated the use of random-donor platelets (RDPs) and single-donor apheresis platelets (SDPs). We analyzed such parameters as hospital department and diagnosis, indication for transfusion, PCs' age at the time of transfusion, and wastage rate. RESULTS: We used data from 21 hospitals across the country. A total of 12,061 RDPs and 1189 SDPs were transfused, with an average of 4.84 (±2.72) and 1.12 (±2.73) units per episode, respectively. Most patients had been admitted to the internal medicine and hematology departments. The transfusions were mostly given prophylactically, usually in cases of acute leukemia, and mostly on the day before expiration. Wastage rate was 16.75% for RPDs and 2.70% for SDPs, primarily because of the expiration of the use-by date. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first national survey regarding platelet transfusion in Greece. Since most patients were admitted in internal medicine and hematology departments, we recommend that the staff of the abovementioned departments should undergo training on contemporary transfusion guidelines. Platelet discard rate could further be lowered through the centralization of inventory management along with the extension of the lifetime of PCs by means of emerging technologies. |
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