Research Article

Retrospective Study to Reduce Blood Transfusion Waste in Remote Island Healthcare Settings

Table 4

ABO-incompatible transfusion case profiles.

YearsAgeGenderDiseaseTreatmentShock IndexOutcomeBlood typeBlood transfusionTransfusion unit

Preintervention period
201677FBleeding duodenal ulcerEndoscopic surgeryClass ISurviveA+O+6
201639MGastric varices ruptureEndoscopic surgeryClass IIDeathA+O+4
201663MEsophageal varices ruptureEndoscopic surgeryClass IIDeathBO6
201689FNeck fracture of thigh boneSurgeryClass ISurviveB+O+4
201675MBleeding gastric ulcerEndoscopic surgery, laparotomyClass ISurviveA+O+6
201670FNonocclusive mesenteric ischemiaExperimental laparotomyClass IDeathA+O+2

Postintervention period
201859MBleeding gastric ulcerEndoscopic surgeryClass IIDeathA+O+2
201884MPostoperative bleeding after gastric perforationEndoscopic surgeryClass ISurviveAB+O+2
201861FFracture of the pelvisHelicopter transportClass ISurviveA+O+2
201853MEsophageal varices ruptureEndoscopic surgeryClass IIDeathA+O+4
202091MBleeding of gastric ulcerEndoscopic surgeryClass ISurviveA+O+2
202285FBleeding from the digestive tractEndoscopic surgeryClass IDeathB+O+2

The number of cases of ABO-incompatible transfusion during the 5 years before and after the intervention was six each, and the mortality rate was 50% (3/6).