Open AccessHow do the threshold values used in the decision on red blood cell and platelet transfusions comply with the guidelines?
Author(s) -
Begüm Şirin Koç
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2021.47640
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency medicine , blood transfusion , transfusion medicine , platelet , pediatrics
Blood transfusion is life-saving medical practice with significant risks. National and international guidelines have been established for indications related to blood use and threshold values for transfusions. In this study, we aimed to determine the erythrocyte and thrombocyte transfusion rates in surgical, internal, and emergency clinics in our hospital and to compare the threshold values before erythrocyte and platelet (PLT) transfusion among the clinics.