Abstracts

 Background and Objectives

 Storage, distribution, and appropriate use of blood and blood components require a great deal of supervision and control. Higher than needed blood orders not only adversely affect blood quality but also impose extra expenses on treatment center and patients. The aim of this study was to study the rates of blood order and use in different wards of Yahyanejad Hospital.

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 Materials and Methods

 This was a descriptive study. Blood orders issued within 3 months for 1042 patients hospitalized in 14 wards of Yahyanedjad Hospital were reviewed. The data were then analyzed by the use of SPSS 11.5.

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 Results

 Out of 1042 patients whose respective blood orders were reviewed, 599 (57.5%) were female and 243 (42.55%) male. Out of 724 patients experiencing blood administration, 361 (49.9%) were female and 363 (50.1%) male. The overall ratio of C/T and TI index were 2.01 and 0.86 respectively that are considered to be optimal as compared with the standard figures of C/T<2.5 and TI ³ 0.5.

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 Conclusions

 The present findings show that adherence to appropriate principles for blood order can considerably reduce the rate of redundant orders, blood inadequacy, pressure upon blood centers, length of blood storage period, blood loss, and transmission of transfusion transmitted infections.�

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  Keywords: Blood transfusion, Hospital, Iran