The impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the Transfusion Medicine Unit of a Northern Italy Hospital and Cancer Centre.
Davide SchiroliLucia MerolleGiuseppe MolinariErminia Di BartolomeoDaniela SeligardiLaura CanoviThelma A PertinhezPamela MancusoPaolo Giorgi RossiRoberto BaricchiChiara MarracciniPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2021)
The described measures were adopted to avoid excessive blood collection and expiration, guarantee the safety of our ward (for both patients and staff) and supply the necessary transfusion therapies. These measures may support the development of appropriate risk management plans and safety procedures for other hospitals and transfusion services that have to face similar events.
Keyphrases
- cardiac surgery
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- sickle cell disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- papillary thyroid
- acute kidney injury
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- mental health
- health insurance
- patient reported outcomes
- weight loss
- squamous cell
- acute care
- adverse drug
- patient reported
- electronic health record