Comparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in Sarajevo.
A comparative study was made between 146 patients receiving blood transfusion at the State Hospital, Sarajevo, in a 3-month period of peace (group 1) and 250 patients receiving transfusions in a 3-month period of war (group 2). In group 1, trauma accounted for only 7% of transfusions while it accoun...
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| author | Lavy, C Keene, G Begovic, M Strauss, S |
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| description | A comparative study was made between 146 patients receiving blood transfusion at the State Hospital, Sarajevo, in a 3-month period of peace (group 1) and 250 patients receiving transfusions in a 3-month period of war (group 2). In group 1, trauma accounted for only 7% of transfusions while it accounted for 99% in group 2. The threshold for transfusion was increased in war and the mean pretransfusion haematocrit in group 2 was 21%, compared with 27% in group 1 (P < 0.001). Less blood was also transfused per patient in war with a mean transfusion volume of 1.1 units in group 2 compared with 2.6 units in group 1 (P < 0.001). The reasons and justification for such a conservative transfusion practice in a besieged city are discussed. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7c314d6b-c3b4-4c9c-b11c-49799843bdce2022-03-26T20:55:29ZComparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in Sarajevo.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7c314d6b-c3b4-4c9c-b11c-49799843bdceEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1996Lavy, CKeene, GBegovic, MStrauss, SA comparative study was made between 146 patients receiving blood transfusion at the State Hospital, Sarajevo, in a 3-month period of peace (group 1) and 250 patients receiving transfusions in a 3-month period of war (group 2). In group 1, trauma accounted for only 7% of transfusions while it accounted for 99% in group 2. The threshold for transfusion was increased in war and the mean pretransfusion haematocrit in group 2 was 21%, compared with 27% in group 1 (P < 0.001). Less blood was also transfused per patient in war with a mean transfusion volume of 1.1 units in group 2 compared with 2.6 units in group 1 (P < 0.001). The reasons and justification for such a conservative transfusion practice in a besieged city are discussed. |
| spellingShingle | Lavy, C Keene, G Begovic, M Strauss, S Comparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in Sarajevo. |
| title | Comparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in Sarajevo. |
| title_full | Comparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in Sarajevo. |
| title_fullStr | Comparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in Sarajevo. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in Sarajevo. |
| title_short | Comparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in Sarajevo. |
| title_sort | comparative audit of blood transfusion during war and peace in sarajevo |
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