Epidemiología de la transfusión sanguínea en los Servicios de Medicina Intensiva en España: «Transfusion Day»

Objective To describe the transfusion practice in the ICUs in Spain, according to national and international recommendations (guidelines).DesignProspective, cross-sectional, multi-centre study.ScopeData collection was carried out by means of a questionnaire sent electronically to the Heads of Service of 111 ICUs in Spain.Participants1,448 patients were included, aged 61.8 (SD 15.7) years, 66.2% male, with an SOFA of 4.7 ± 3.8 and average stay of 10.62 ± 17.49 days.VariablesDemographic and clinical variables of the patients were collected, as well as variables related to the transfusion act.ResultsOf the 1,448 patients, 9.9% received al least one transfusion of any blood product, 3.7% fresh …