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Blood Transfusion Reduction - QI Project

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Blood Transfusion
Registration Number
NCT04823273
Lead Sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver
Brief Summary

Blood Banks of large medical centers have large annual budgets, typically millions of dollars. Blood product wastage results in not only in a loss of the product's cost, but also of the fees involved in transporting, handling, and administering these products. Optimal utilization of blood products requires a balance between maximizing patient clinical outcomes while avoiding unnecessary costs and risks associated with transfusions. This project will specifically focus on packed red blood cell transfusions (pRBCs). There are clear guidelines for transfusing pRBCs however these guidelines are not always followed. pRBC transfusions outside of recommended guidelines is associated with increased risk of harm to patients.

Our aim is to improve adherence to guideline indicated pRBC transfusions for patient in the UCHealth system thereby decreasing inappropriate (non-guideline indicated) pRBC transfusions. We will conduct a QI project seeking to improve pRBC transfusion guideline adherence. This project will involve data review to establish baseline rates, multimodal interventions to improve adherence to pRBC transfusion guidelines including provider education, modifications to the electronic ordering interface, and changing blood back policies at participating institutions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1640
Inclusion Criteria
  • All physicians and nurses with access to order inpatient blood transfusions through a hospital-based EMR.
  • All physicians and nurses ordering blood for individuals over the age of 18.
Exclusion Criteria
  • All physicians and nurses ordering blood transfusion ordering blood in the OR
  • Blood ordered through massive transfusion protocol

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood Transfusion Orders78 weeks

Number of patients who received blood transfusions during the study by arm.

Guideline Concordance Measured by Pre-Transfusion Hemoglobin Values Per Transfusion78 weeks

The American Association of Blood Banks recommends a restrictive threshold of a pre-transfusion hemoglobin level of less than 7.0g/dL for the vast majority of inpatients. Transfusions with Hemoglobin levels above 7 will be compared in arm 1 vs 2 +3 combined; arm 2 vs arm 3.

Guideline Concordance Measured by Number of Units Ordered Per Transfusion78 weeks

The American Association of Blood Banks recommends a restrictive threshold of a single unit pRBC transfusion for the vast majority of inpatients. This outcome will compare hemoglobin levels, units transfused in arm 1 verses arms 2 and 3 combined and arm 2 verses arm 3.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
🇺🇸Aurora, Colorado, United States

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