Department of Laboratory Medicine.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eur J Emerg Med. 2023 Aug 1;30(4):260-266. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001032. Epub 2023 Apr 28.
Appropriate decision-making is critical for transfusions to prevent unnecessary adverse outcomes; however, transfusion in the emergency department (ED) can only be decided based on sparse evidence in a limited time window.
This study aimed to identify factors associated with appropriate red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in the ED by analyzing retrospective data of patients who received transfusions at a single center.
This study analyzed associations between transfusion appropriateness and sex, age, initial vital signs, an ED triage score [the Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS)], the length of stay, and the hemoglobin (Hb) concentration.
Of 10 490 transfusions, 10 109 were deemed appropriate, and 381 were considered inappropriate. A younger age ( P < 0.001) and a KTAS level of 3-5 ( P = 0.028) were associated with inappropriate transfusions, after adjusting for O 2 saturation and the Hb level.
In this single-center retrospective study, younger age and higher ED triage scores were associated with the appropriateness of RBC transfusions.
适当的决策对于输血至关重要,以防止不必要的不良后果;然而,在急诊科(ED)只能在有限的时间窗口内根据稀疏的证据来决定输血。
本研究旨在通过分析单一中心接受输血的患者的回顾性数据,确定与 ED 中红细胞(RBC)输血适当性相关的因素。
本研究分析了输血适当性与性别、年龄、初始生命体征、ED 分诊评分[韩国分诊和急症量表(KTAS)]、住院时间和血红蛋白(Hb)浓度之间的关系。
在 10490 次输血中,10109 次被认为是适当的,381 次被认为是不适当的。调整了 O 2 饱和度和 Hb 水平后,年龄较小(P <0.001)和 KTAS 水平为 3-5(P =0.028)与输血不适当相关。
在这项单中心回顾性研究中,年龄较小和较高的 ED 分诊评分与 RBC 输血的适当性相关。