Current status and trend analysis of clinical use of low-dose blood components, from 2015 to 2020 in Dongguan

Abstract

Objective To retrospectively analyze the clinical use of low-dose blood components in Dongguan and the trend of clinical pediatric blood use, so as to provide reference for better preparation and inventory management of low-dose blood components in blood centers. Methods The clinical consumption of RBCs, platelets and plasma of Dongguan Blood Center from 2015 to 2020 was counted. The compositions and changes of low-dose blood components by specifications (0.25 U, 0.5 U), years and hospitals (public grade A general hospital, public grade A specialized hospital, private grade A hospital, private hospital equivalent to grade A, regional central hospital, public township hospital, small private hospital) were analyzed. Results The cumulative growth rates of low-dose RBCs, platelets, and plasma in 6 years were 10.78%, 1 098.55% and -29.41%, respectively, and the compound annual growth rates were 2.07%, 64.34% and -6.73%, respectively. The composition of low-dose blood components in RBCs, platelets and plasma was different (P<0.05) in different levels of hospitals, among which RBCs and plasma were the mostly used in public grade A specialized hospital, accounting for 45.08% (7 272 /16 133) and 53.18% (7 199/13 373) respectively, while platelets were the mostly used in private grade A management hospitals, accounting for 77.38% (3 393/4 385), dominated by apheresis platelets 53.84% (1 144/2 125) and irradiated apheresis platelets 99.51% (2 249/2 260). The composition ratios of 0.25 U and 0.5 U RBCs used in different hospitals were significantly different (P<0.05). The 0.25 U RBCs were used mostly in public grade A hospitals (62.60%, 3 502/5 594) and 0.5 U RBCs in public grade A specialized hospitals (62.09%, 6 544/10 539). Conclusion The total consumption of low-dose blood components in clinical pediatrics from 2015 to 2020 were as follows: platelets had increased significantly year by year, RBCs had increased steadily and with fluctuation, plasma had a downward trend year by year. The consumption volume and varieties used in different levels of hospitals were uneven, which may be related to the development of pediatrics departments in hospitals and their capabilities to conduct new business. Regular monitoring of the trend of low-dose blood component consumption is of great significance to guarantee the pediatric clinical blood supply.

Keywords

• low-dose blood component
• pediatric blood transfusion
• trend analysis
• blood preparation
• clinical blood use