Recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in Southern India: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Information on incidence of various transfusion reactions could help in early recognition as well as management and could also help to institute adequate measures to make blood transfusion as safe as possible. The primary objective of the present study was to determine the frequency an...

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Main Authors: Vikram Kumar Gente, Abhishekh Basavarajegowda, Rajendra Kulkarni, Debdatta Basu
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=66;epage=70;aulast=Gente
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author Vikram Kumar Gente
Abhishekh Basavarajegowda
Rajendra Kulkarni
Debdatta Basu
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Rajendra Kulkarni
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description Introduction: Information on incidence of various transfusion reactions could help in early recognition as well as management and could also help to institute adequate measures to make blood transfusion as safe as possible. The primary objective of the present study was to determine the frequency and types of adverse transfusion reactions in patients who required blood component transfusion. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, observational study conducted over a period of 22 months from September 2014 to June 2016 in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, JIPMER. All patients admitted to the wards of various specialty departments who were transfused with blood components and reported to have transfusion reaction during or after transfusion of blood components were included in the study. Results: A total of 90,758 components were issued during the study period, and 137 transfusion reactions were reported which accounted for 0.15% of total transfusions. Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (46.7%) was the most common reaction followed by allergic reaction (31.3%). Among different blood components, packed red blood cells (82%) were most commonly associated with transfusion reactions. Conclusion: Transfusion reactions unless serious are grossly underreported either due to lack of attributing the adverse event to transfusion or because the milder reactions are usually managed and unreported as the staff are too often used to having them, especially in chronically transfused patients.
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spelling doaj.art-81aaedae83de45a88a61c4063ef2dc452022-12-22T00:34:53ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research2349-42202350-02982018-01-0152667010.4103/IJAMR.IJAMR_33_18Recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in Southern India: A cross-sectional studyVikram Kumar GenteAbhishekh BasavarajegowdaRajendra KulkarniDebdatta BasuIntroduction: Information on incidence of various transfusion reactions could help in early recognition as well as management and could also help to institute adequate measures to make blood transfusion as safe as possible. The primary objective of the present study was to determine the frequency and types of adverse transfusion reactions in patients who required blood component transfusion. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, observational study conducted over a period of 22 months from September 2014 to June 2016 in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, JIPMER. All patients admitted to the wards of various specialty departments who were transfused with blood components and reported to have transfusion reaction during or after transfusion of blood components were included in the study. Results: A total of 90,758 components were issued during the study period, and 137 transfusion reactions were reported which accounted for 0.15% of total transfusions. Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (46.7%) was the most common reaction followed by allergic reaction (31.3%). Among different blood components, packed red blood cells (82%) were most commonly associated with transfusion reactions. Conclusion: Transfusion reactions unless serious are grossly underreported either due to lack of attributing the adverse event to transfusion or because the milder reactions are usually managed and unreported as the staff are too often used to having them, especially in chronically transfused patients.http://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=66;epage=70;aulast=GenteBlood componentshemovigilancetransfusion reaction
spellingShingle Vikram Kumar Gente
Abhishekh Basavarajegowda
Rajendra Kulkarni
Debdatta Basu
Recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in Southern India: A cross-sectional study
International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research
Blood components
hemovigilance
transfusion reaction
title Recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in Southern India: A cross-sectional study
title_full Recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in Southern India: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in Southern India: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in Southern India: A cross-sectional study
title_short Recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in Southern India: A cross-sectional study
title_sort recipient hemovigilance at a tertiary care hospital in southern india a cross sectional study
topic Blood components
hemovigilance
transfusion reaction
url http://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=66;epage=70;aulast=Gente
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