¿Por qué continuamos transfundiendo dos unidades de sangre a la vez si con una sola podría ser suficiente?
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TRANSFUSIÓN SANGUÍNEA, ESTÁNDARES DE REFERENCIA
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La transfusión de sangre ha sido identificada como uno de los procedimientos médicos más sobreutilizados en pacientes hospitalizados. Una estrategia que permitiría reducir la exposición de los pacientes a la sangre es a través de la implementación de una política de transfusión de una sola unidad, en lugar de dos, para pacientes estables, sin hemorragia y con anemia sintomática. La decisión de transfundir sangre es compleja y depende de varios factores, además, los riesgos de la transfusión se deben sopesar contra los beneficios esperados. La transfusión de dos unidades de sangre a la vez ya no se considera una forma de tratamiento “estándar” para pacientes anémicos sin sangrado activo. Existe una gran oportunidad para reducir el uso excesivo de la transfusión y fomentar las transfusiones de una sola unidad.
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(2) Yang W, Thakkar R, Gehrie E, Chen W, Frank S. Single-unit transfusions and hemoglobin trigger: relative impact on red cell utilization. Transfusion 2017; 57(5):1163-70. doi: 10.1111/trf.14000.
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(6) Thomson A, Farmer S, Hofmann A, Isbister J, Shander A. Patient blood management - a new paradigm for transfusion medicine? ISBT Sci Ser 2009; 4:423-35. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-2824.2009.01251.x.
(7) Adams R, Lundy J. Anesthesia in cases of poor surgical risk: some suggestions for decreasing the risk. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics. 1942; 74:1011-19.
(8) Hébert P, Wells G, Blajchman M, Marshall J, Martin C, Pagliarello G, et al. A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial of transfusion requirements in critical care. Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care Investigators, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. N Engl J Med 1999; 340(6):409-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199902113400601.
(9) Lacroix J, Hébert P, Hutchison J, Hume H, Tucci M, Ducruet T, et al. Transfusion strategies for patients in pediatric intensive care units. N Engl J Med 2007; 356(16):1609-19. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa066240.
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(12) Villanueva C, Colomo A, Bosch A. Transfusion for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. N Engl J Med 2013; 368(14):1362-3. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1301256.
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(14) Holst L, Haase N, Wetterslev J, Wernerman J, Guttormsen A, Karlsson S, et al. Lower versus higher hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in septic shock. N Engl J Med 2014; 371(15):1381-91. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1406617.
(15) Mazer C, Whitlock R, Fergusson D, Hall J, Belley-Cote E, Connolly K, et al. Restrictive or liberal red-cell transfusion for cardiac surgery. N Engl J Med 2017; 377(22):2133-44. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1711818.
(16) Carson J, Guyatt G, Heddle N, Grossman B, Cohn C, Fung M, et al. Clinical practice guidelines from the AABB: red blood cell transfusion thresholds and storage. JAMA 2016; 316(19):2025-35. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.9185.
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(22) Anthes E. Evidence-based medicine: Save blood, save lives. Nature 2015; 520(7545):24-6. doi: 10.1038/520024a.
(23) Podlasek S, Thakkar R, Rotello L, Fleury T, Demski R, Ness P, et al. Implementing a “Why give 2 when 1 will do?” Choosing Wisely campaign. Transfusion 2016; 56(9):2164. doi: 10.1111/trf.13664.
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(27) Carson J, Carless P, Hebert P. Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; 4(4):CD002042. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002042.pub3.
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(29) Shih A, Liu A, Elsharawi R, Crowther M, Cook R, Heddle N. Systematic reviews of guidelines and studies for single versus multiple unit transfusion strategies. Transfusion 2018; 58(12):2841-60. doi: 10.1111/trf.14952.
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2021-03-31
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Berro M, Rodríguez I. ¿Por qué continuamos transfundiendo dos unidades de sangre a la vez si con una sola podría ser suficiente?. Rev. Méd. Urug. [Internet]. 31 de marzo de 2021 [citado 8 de mayo de 2024];37(1):e37112. Disponible en: http://www2.rmu.org.uy/ojsrmu311/index.php/rmu/article/view/677
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