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Frequency and pattern of noninfectious adverse transfusion reactions at a tertiary care hospital in Korea

Authors
 Jooyoung Cho  ;  Seung Jun Choi  ;  Sinyoung Kim  ;  Essam Alghamdi  ;  Hyun Ok Kim 
Citation
 ANNALS OF LABORATORY MEDICINE, Vol.36(1) : 36-41, 2016 
Journal Title
ANNALS OF LABORATORY MEDICINE
ISSN
 2234-3806 
Issue Date
2016
MeSH
Blood Transfusion/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Tertiary Care Centers ; Transfusion Reaction*/epidemiology* ; Transfusion Reaction*/etiology
Keywords
Adverse transfusion reaction ; Allergic reaction ; Febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reaction ; Transfusion reporting system
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although transfusion is a paramount life-saving therapy, there are multiple potential significant risks. Therefore, all adverse transfusion reaction (ATR) episodes require close monitoring. Using the computerized reporting system, we assessed the frequency and pattern of non-infectious ATRs.
METHODS: We analyzed two-year transfusion data from electronic medical records retrospectively. From March 2013 to February 2015, 364,569 units of blood were transfused. Of them, 334,582 (91.8%) records were identified from electronic nursing records. For the confirmation of ATRs by blood bank physicians, patients' electronic medical records were further evaluated.
RESULTS: According to the nursing records, the frequency of all possible transfusion-related events was 3.1%. After the blood bank physicians' review, the frequency was found to be 1.2%. The overall frequency of febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTRs) to red blood cells (RBCs), platelet (PLT) components, and fresh frozen plasmas (FFPs) were 0.9%, 0.3%, and 0.2%, respectively, and allergic reactions represented 0.3% (RBCs), 0.9% (PLTs), and 0.9% (FFPs), respectively. The pre-storage leukocyte reduction significantly decreased the frequency of FNHTRs during the transfusion of RBCs (P<0.01) or PLTs (Pfalling dots0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of FNHTRs, allergic reactions, and "no reactions" were 22.0%, 17.0%, and 60.7%, respectively. Leukocyte-reduction was associated with a lower rate of FNHTRs, but not with that of allergic reactions. The development of an effective electronic reporting system of ATRs is important in quantifying transfusion-related adverse events. This type of reporting system can also accurately identify the underlying problems and risk factors to further the quality of transfusion care for patients.
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DOI
10.3343/alm.2016.36.1.36
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Laboratory Medicine (진단검사의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Sin Young(김신영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2609-8945
Kim, Hyun Ok(김현옥) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-1963
Cho, Jooyoung(조주영)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/146271
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