Reporting and Monitoring of Transfusion Reactions in a Tertiary Care Medical College Hospital: A Prospective Study

Authors

  • Dr. Nagalakshmi Narayana-Swamy

  • Dr. Shubha Praveen

  • Dr. Gramle Amol

Keywords:

hemovigilance; blood transfusion reaction; leucoreduction; TRALI

Abstract

Introduction Blood transfusions are one of the common procedures encountered in medical practice A lifesaving intervention although associated with variable degree of risk The present study was done to assess the effectiveness of haemovigilance in transfusion practice and to emphasise upon the need of transfusion safety Methods This was a prospective study conducted at Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore India Pamphlets were distributed in order to create awareness and initiate act of reporting The adverse events reported were documented in terms of nature outcome severity of the event and causality assessment Results A total of 14 0 77 suspected transfusion adverse events were reported by the haemovigilance and surveillance system established as part of the design during the study period The incidence of transfusion events during this period was estimated at 7 6 per 1 000 blood components distributed The majority of the patients who experienced a transfusion-related adverse event were females n 11 78 57

How to Cite

Dr. Nagalakshmi Narayana-Swamy, Dr. Shubha Praveen, & Dr. Gramle Amol. (2020). Reporting and Monitoring of Transfusion Reactions in a Tertiary Care Medical College Hospital: A Prospective Study. Global Journal of Medical Research, 20(K11), 55–61. Retrieved from https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/2231

Reporting and Monitoring of Transfusion Reactions in a Tertiary Care Medical College Hospital: A Prospective Study

Published

2020-10-15