TITLE:
Pediatric Emergency Blood with Effect Transfusion and Prognosis
AUTHORS:
Yanmei Song, Fang Yu, Jing Sun, Guangming Liu, Xiaowei Fan, Peiqing Li, Daoju Jiang, Yumei Xiong, Haomei Yang, Xuan Shi, Qiang Wang
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19, Blood Banks, Transfusion, Pediatrics, Outcomes
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.16 No.12,
December
31,
2024
ABSTRACT: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shortage of blood supplies for children, resulting in prolonged waiting times for transfusions. This study aims to explore the effect of timely blood transfusion on the effect and prognosis of blood transfusion in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included children who were indicated for blood transfusion in the Pediatric Emergency Department of Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center between January 2020 and December 2020. The outcomes were the effect and the final clinical outcomes of blood transfusion. Results: This study included 260 children with non-traumatic non-surgical low Hb: 209 with timely transfusion, 40 with delayed transfusion, and 11 without transfusion; 80% of children were below 60 g/L (min 17 g/L), and the waiting time for transfusion within 100.5 hours (P Conclusions: During the 100-h waiting time, there were no significant differences in outcomes among the timely, delayed, and no transfusion groups. A timely blood transfusion may not affect the clinical outcomes of children.