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Unplanned blood use within 24 hours of emergency department presentation: A cohort study in an ageing population
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Unplanned blood use within 24 hours of emergency department presentation: A cohort study in an ageing population

Geoff I Simon, Alison Craswell, Ogilvie Thom and Lin Fung
Emergency Medicine Australasia, Vol.34(2), pp.244-251
2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13873
PMID: 34569137
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Emergency Medicine Emergency medicine anaemia blood bank gerontology UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages
Objective: This research aims to elucidate drivers of blood use in an older population, with a focus on unplanned transfusions following ED presentation. Methods: In a retrospective cohort study we examined 2015 data for ED presentations and blood use in two hospitals serving a population containing a high proportion (21%) of adults aged ≥65 years. Unplanned blood use was defined as any transfusion ≤24 h of presentation. Data were analysed by age, sex, Major Diagnostic Category, triage category and time to transfusion. Results: A total of 5294 blood components were transfused, comprising red cells (n = 3784), fresh frozen plasma (n = 657), platelets (n = 563) and cryoprecipitate (n = 290). Men aged ≥65 years were the highest users (40%, 2107 components). Unplanned transfusions accounted for 28% (n = 1057) of annual red cell use. Of 85 014 ED presentations , 494 (0.6%) were associated with unplanned red cell transfusion. Four Major Diagnostic Categories accounted for 81% (n = 853) of unplanned red cell use: gastrointestinal (n = 375), haematology (n = 267), trauma (n = 144) and cardiovascular (n = 67). Over one-fifth of unplanned transfusions (21%, n = 222 of 1057) were associated with ICD-10 codes for anaemia as a reason for presentation within the Haematology Major Diagnostic Category. Adults aged ≥65 years accounted for 62% of overall red cell use and 61% of transfusions ≤24 h of presentation. Odds of unplanned red cell transfusion increased with age, peaking at odds ratio 28.5 (95% confidence interval 14.2–57.4) in those aged 85 years and above. Conclusions: Unplanned blood use accounted for 28% of annual hospital blood consumption. Blood component use increased with age and was greatest in older men. A significant burden of anaemia treatment was identified by the ED.

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