Elaldı, Nazif Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi - İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Elaldı, Nazif Tıp Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları - Kan Merkezi Laboratuarı, Turkey , Gözel, Mustafa Gökhan Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi - İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Engin, Aynur Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi - İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Doğan, Erdoğan Tıp Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları - Kan Merkezi Laboratuarı, Turkey , Esendik, Bahattin Tıp Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları - Kan Merkezi Laboratuarı, Turkey , Şencan, Mehmet Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Anabilim Dalı, Hematoloji Ünitesi, Turkey

The effect of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever on blood transfusion center workload

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Aim. Blood products (platelet suspension, fresh frozen plasma, packed red blood cells) are important in the treatment of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). In this study, administered blood products prepared by our blood transfusion center to the hospitalized patients at our hospital were examined retrospectively. Our aim was to examine the distribution of utilized blood products according to months and clinics and to determine whether the workload of the blood transfusion center was increased in seasons which CCHF is frequently encountered such as the spring and summer. Methods. Data were obtained from our blood transfusion center . Computer records of consumed blood products by clinics between January to December 2009 were recorded as unit/month for each clinic and were analyzed. Results. Within this one year period, it was observed that the average units of blood products of utilized by clinics was 940 (min: 699, max: 1260 units). Average blood product consumption of our hospital in a 6-month period between the months of April to September, in which CCHF patients were followed was 1080 units, and it was 806 units in the other 6 months. We found 34% difference between these two periods. A total of 206 CCHF patients were treated and followed in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Bacteriology Clinic during this 6 month of CCHF period. In this period, an average of 135 units/month of blood products were used, while in the other period, an average of 16 units/month of blood products were used and 8.4-fold difference between the two periods were found. During the 6-month CCHF period, an average of 972 units/month of blood products were used in the other clinics of our hospital, while in the other 6 months period, an average of 790 units/month blood products were used, and there was a 23% of difference between the two periods. Accordingly, we observed that the workload of hospital blood center increased to 33% in the spring and summer months with respect to autumn and winter months, and 11% portion of this increase was due to CCHF. Conclusion. We think that our findings should be considered for configuration and improvement of the physical conditions regarding blood transfusion centers and in education of blood transfusion center staff in CCHF endemic areas.

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Crimean , Congo hemorrhagic fever , blood products , blood transfusion center workload

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