Retrospective observational study: impact of a peri-operative patient blood management program (PBM) on transfusion rates of patients undergoing elective hip replacement.
A Patient Blood Management (PBM) program was implemented in year 2019 in our institution: patient scheduled for elective total hip replacement underwent pre-operative screening about one month before surgery, and those with pre-operative hemoglobin \< 13 g/dl were screened for possible causes and treatment of anemia. Data from two different time frames, before and after the implementation of the program, were collected to study the change in clinical outcomes such as transfusion rates, length of stay, etc.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
screening for anemia causes and treatment: iron/folate/vitamin B12 supplementation, Erythropoietin administration if indicated
Sandra Giannone
Bologna, BO, Italy
transfusion rates
percentage of patients undergoing hip replacement who receive at least one unit of concentrated red cells during or after surgery
Time frame: from day of surgery till day of discharge, up to 60 days
minimum hemoglobin
minimum hemoglobin reached after surgery
Time frame: from day of surgery till day of discharge, up to 60 days
hemoglobin at discharge
last measured hemoglobin before discharge from hospital
Time frame: from day of surgery till day of discharge, up to 60 days
length of stay
total days of hospital stay from admission to discharge
Time frame: from day of surgery till day of discharge, up to 60 days
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