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[Evaluation of the concordance between guidelines and transfusion practices in neonatal intensive care units]
V Royon1, C Lardennois, I Maréchal
1Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France. vincentroyon@hotmail.com
Objective:
To assess the concordance rate between the prescriptions of blood products and Afssaps guidelines for transfusion practices in neonatology.
Study Design:
Retrospective monocentric study.
Patients And Methods:
Children transfused in the neonatology intensive care units in the Universitary Hospital of Rouen were included. Concordance rates between transfusion prescriptions, delivered and transfused products and the Afssaps guidelines were assessed. Any additional costs resulting from a theoretical discordance was also assessed.
Results:
In 2006, 380 PSL were administered to 168 newborn children (NBC). Packed red blood cells (PRBC) represented the most often transfused products (n=290, 76%). Fifty packed platelets (PP) were transfused (13% of the blood products) and 41 fresh frozen plasmas (11%). Overall concordance rate between the Afssaps guidelines and the prescriptions was 64.9%. In 35.1% of cases, the prescription was excessive, compared to the recommendations. Excessive transfusion represented a total of 27,307 euros.
Conclusion:
Global concordance's rate between the guidelines and the prescriptions is fairly well. PRBC are the most blood product transfused. Excessive transfusions related to this concordance rate are leading to important theoretical costs. New informations to the guidelines are warranted to improve transfusional practices in this institution.
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