BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN LUNG OPERATIONS

Abstract

The authors admit the risks of blood transfusion, as well as the fact that the blood is a limited resource. These conclusions became the basis of the research in order to make an analysis and develop transfusion strategies in the hospital. An assessment of blood components application was performed in specific cases. There was changed the management of blood transfusion and further monitoring was continued. It was shown that the efficacy of an introduction of a new transfusion strategy confirmed the decrease of the rate of inappropriate blood transfusions, the quantity of patients who obtained transfusion of allogenic blood components and as a result, the new methods reduced the number of blood transfusions.

Keywords

• blood components
• hemotransfusion therapy
• posttransfusion reactions