Sbrana Andrea, Paolieri Federico, Bloise Francesco, Danova Marco, Galli Luca, Brunetti Isa M, Vasile Enrico, Ricci Sergio, Falcone Alfredo, Antonuzzo Andrea
Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy.
Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, AZIENDA Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale di Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
Biomed Rep. 2020 Apr;12(4):199-203. doi: 10.3892/br.2020.1274. Epub 2020 Feb 10.
Patients with cancer may develop disease- or treatment-associated anemia, requiring red blood product transfusions. In Italy, transfusions are usually administered in a day hospital service or in inpatient wards. Since 2013, a dedicated supportive care service for outpatients has been implemented in Pisa, where red blood product transfusions are administered. The present study evaluated the patients that received red blood product transfusions at the dedicated supportive care service for outpatients in 2016. The clinical features of patients were analyzed, and the procedural cost was evaluated by comparing its administration with a hypothetical scenario in which transfusions were provided via day hospital services or inpatient wards. The results revealed that the dedicated supportive care service for outpatients avoided the hospitalization of patients, allowing them to receive prompt and timely transfusions, with a rapid resolution of symptoms. Avoiding hospitalization was also estimated to decrease transfusion-associated costs by €48,805-177,805.
癌症患者可能会出现与疾病或治疗相关的贫血,需要输注红细胞制品。在意大利,输血通常在日间医院服务或住院病房进行。自2013年以来,比萨已为门诊患者实施了专门的支持性护理服务,在那里进行红细胞制品输血。本研究评估了2016年在门诊患者专门支持性护理服务中接受红细胞制品输血的患者。分析了患者的临床特征,并通过将其管理与假设的通过日间医院服务或住院病房进行输血的情景进行比较,评估了程序成本。结果显示,门诊患者专门支持性护理服务避免了患者住院,使他们能够及时接受输血,症状迅速缓解。据估计,避免住院还可使输血相关成本降低48,805 - 177,805欧元。