Remolina SM

Language: Spanish
References: 21
Page: 24-29
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ABSTRACT

We present all cases that have received transfusions during their stay in the ICU of the Medica Sur Hospital and Foundation during a five-year period. We present totals, means per patient, by year, differences among surgical and medical cases in the ICU and the rest of the hospital and the trends during this period. In total 706 cases of 1,380 ICU patients (51%) received a mean of 9.42 units per patient (u/p) vs 3.23 u/p transfused in the rest of the hospital. Medical cases (30%) received a mean of 8.15 u/p (1-130 u) (total 1,761 u) and the surgical cases (70%) received 9.98 u/p (1-200 u) (total 4,884 u). We report a decrease in the mean transfusion rate in the ICU from 15.1 u/p to 6.3 u/p in comparison to little change in the rest of the hospital. There were differences every year and with statistical value among 2003 and 2007 p ≤ 0.05. In contrast, there is an increase in the proportion of patients in the ICU receiving transfusions every year.

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