Factors influencing pediatric transfusion: A complex decision impacting quality of care.
Factors influencing pediatric transfusion: A complex decision impacting quality of care.
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影响儿科输血的因素:影响护理质量的复杂决策。
DOI:
10.1111/trf.17364
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发表时间:
2023
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Doctor,Allan
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作者:
Steffen,KatherineM;Spinella,PhilipC;Holdsworth,LauraM;Ford,Mackenzie;Lee,GraceM;Asch,StevenM;Proctor,EnolaK;Doctor,Allan
BackgroundThe risks of red blood cell transfusion may outweigh the benefits for many patients in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), but guidelines from the Transfusion and Anemia eXpertise Initiative (TAXI) have not been consistently adopted. We sought to identify factors that influenced transfusion decision‐making in PICUs to explore potential barriers and facilitators to implementing the guidelines.Study Design and MethodsA total of 50 ICU providers working in eight US ICUs of different types (non‐cardiac PICUs, cardiovascular ICUs, combined units) and variable sizes (11–32 beds) completed semi‐structured interviews. Providers included ICU attendings and trainees, nurse practitioners, nurses, and subspecialty physicians. Interviews examined factors that influenced transfusion decisions, transfusion practices, and provider beliefs. Qualitative analysis utilized a Framework Approach. Summarized data was compared between provider roles and units with consideration to identify patterns and unique informative statements.ResultsProviders cited clinical, physiologic, anatomic, and logistic factors they considered in making transfusion decisions. Improving oxygen carrying capacity, hemodynamics and perfusion, respiratory function, volume deficits, and correcting laboratory values were among the reasons given for transfusion. Other sought‐after benefits included alleviating symptoms of anemia, improving ICU throughput, and decreasing blood waste. Providers in different roles approached transfusion decisions differently, with the largest differences noted between nurses and subspecialists as compared with other ICU providers. While ICU attendings most often made the decision to transfuse, all providers influenced the decision‐making.DiscussionImplementation of transfusion guidelines requires multi‐professional approaches that emphasize the known risks of transfusion, its limited benefits, and highlight evidence around the safety and benefit of restrictive approaches.