Kurup Rajini, Anderson Audrey, Boston Cecil, Burns Lynn, George Marian, Frank Marana
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, South America.
BMC Res Notes. 2016 Jun 13;9:307. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-2112-5.
Blood is a valuable resource and blood wastage in a low socio economic country could impose a very serious impact on healthcare. This study therefore analyzes the usage and wastage of blood and blood products at the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation (GPHC), Guyana.
A retrospective study was conducted on the data retrieved from laboratory blood banking information system on usage and wastage of blood products during the years 2012-2014 at the public hospital. The data were analyzed in MS Excel and SPSS 20.0.
A total of 16,426 units of blood were issued from National Blood Transfusion Services. During the study period the most frequently requested blood component was packed cells followed by fresh frozen plasma (FFP), platelet, cryoprecipitate (CRYO) and whole blood respectively. Data indicated that 4167 units (25 %) of blood were wasted due to various reasons at GPHC.
There is a need for intervention through raising awareness among medical staff in reducing blood wastage.
血液是一种宝贵的资源,在社会经济水平较低的国家,血液浪费会对医疗保健产生极其严重的影响。因此,本研究分析了圭亚那乔治敦公立医院(GPHC)血液及血液制品的使用和浪费情况。
对从公立医院2012 - 2014年期间实验室血库信息系统中检索到的血液制品使用和浪费数据进行回顾性研究。数据在MS Excel和SPSS 20.0中进行分析。
国家输血服务中心共发放了16426单位血液。在研究期间,最常需求的血液成分依次为红细胞悬液、新鲜冰冻血浆(FFP)、血小板、冷沉淀(CRYO)和全血。数据表明,GPHC因各种原因浪费了4167单位(25%)的血液。
需要通过提高医务人员对减少血液浪费的认识来进行干预。