ارزیابی شیوع آنمی و تزریق خون در بیماران بستری در بخش مراقبتهای ویژه بیمارستان امام خمینی اردبیل

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Introduction:Anemia is one of the common problems in admitted patients with long duration of stay especially at intensive care unit and its treatment through transfusion has a lot of complication and cost for patients and health system. Materials and methods: In a retrospective and descriptive study, 255 patients admitted in the general intensive care unit of Ardabil Imam Khomeini Hospital during one year period, were evaluated. Patient demographic characteristics including age, gender and other patient information, including admission hemoglobin, hemoglobin while transfusion and number of units transfused was collected by check list. Results: From 255 patients, 133 case (52.16%) were diagnosed with anemia. mean admission hemoglobin was 11.10±1.40. The mean hemoglobin concentration before transfusion was 8.41±1.70 and the mean number of transfused blood units were 7.82±6.7. Conclusions: Blood transfusion at general intensive care unit of Ardabil Imam Khomeini hospital is being initiated at higher levels of hemoglobin. With regards to the complications and higher cost of prepare and transfusion, a need for a complete revise for indications of blood transfusion among admitted patients at these units is being felt. Keywords: Anemia, red blood cell, hemoglobin, blood transfusion, intensive care unit

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