EFFECT OF TRANSFUSING BLOOD VOLUME ON HAEMOGLOBIN INCREMENT IN NOT ACTIVELY BLEEDING CHILDREN

Abstract

Introduction: A substantial number of paediatric patients need blood transfusion as an essential component of their therapy. There is limited
research done among Indian children regarding haemoglobin increment after packed red blood cell transfusion. This study presents an effort to
determine more precisely the effect of transfusing packed red blood cell volume on haemoglobin increment in not actively bleeding children.
Methods: A retrospective observational research was carried out on 62 children (1 month to 16 years old) with no active bleeding who received a
packed red blood cell transfusion at the paediatric department of BCM Hospital Sitapur (UP) in India from October 2022 to March 2023.
Comparisons were made between the patient's haemoglobin levels before and after the transfusion. Results: After transfusing packed red blood
cell at a rate of 14.2 ± 3.3 ml/kg, the total increase in haemoglobin level was found to be 4.0 ± 1.2 gm/dl. Conclusion: According to the ndings of
this research, the level of haemoglobin increased by 1.4 gm/dl after receiving transfusion of 5 ml/kg of packed red blood cell.