Open AccessBLOOD TRANSFUSION PRACTICES IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.
Author(s) -
Shailendra Kumar Singh,
Shantipriya Bhardwaj,
Kuldeep Jareda,
Amit Sharma,
Keshari Singh Shekawat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i6.1965
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics and gynaecology , blood transfusion , obstetrics , anemia , retrospective cohort study , pregnancy , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , biology
Background: This study was undertaken to ascertain the total patients receiving a transfusion, indications for transfusion, various blood components used, the timing of transfusion, and the presence of any risk factors in the patients transfused.
Methods: Transfusion request forms of 2998 patients admitted to the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics in the zanana Hospital, SMS Medical College and attached group of hospitals Jaipur from May 2020 to July 2020were retrospectively reviewed for the types and volume of blood component transfused. Indication for each blood component transfusion was noted. Patients who had MOH were further analyzed to estimate the ratio of components transfused.
Results: We have experienced 898 obstetric patients who underwent blood component transfusion during the study period. Out of these, 440 (49%) and 458 (51%) were primigravida and multigravida respectively. The mean age of patients who received transfusion was 27 years. The maximum number of patients was in the age group of 21–32 years
Conclusion: Anemia during pregnancy is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. The decision for transfusion was done in this study when the Hb<7 gm%, and there were <4 weeks for delivery or in labor
Keywords: Hb, Anemia, Pregnancy.