1. The influence of sporadic cases of COVID-19 on the work of Transfusion Department and its countermeasures
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Shunli GU, Xingbin HU, Long LI, Panyu DANG, Shan SU, Qiwang LIU, Fenyi WU, Ya LI, Lingling ZHANG, Jiyuan SHI, and Wen YIN
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covid-19 epidemic ,pandemic prevention and control ,blood transfusion department ,pandemic impact ,pandemic response ,Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs ,RC633-647.5 ,Medicine - Abstract
Objective To analyze the impact of sporadic cases of COVID-19 on the work of Transfusion Department, so as to explore the countermeasures. Methods The admission of inpatient departments, the reception of outpatient(including emergency) departments, the workload of transfusion department(including blood typing, unexpected antibody screening and cross matching), and the consumption of blood components in the Xijing Hospital between October and November in 2021, during COVID-19 outbreak, were collected. All the above data was statistically compared to the data in same period in 2018, before the COVID-19 outbreak. Results Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, there was a significant decrease in number of inpatients(280±157.1 vs 340.4±110.2), outpatient(including emergency)(8 359±3 615 vs 10 151±3 225), the workload of blood typing(272.0±132.4 vs 341.6±110.4), unexpected antibody screening(78.26±42.22 vs 98.51±43.53) and crossmatch(237.2±99 vs 475.7±155.6), as well as the consumption(U) of all blood components(457.9±50.32 vs 579.4±62.51) in the Xijing Hospital(P
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- 2022
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