427104

Critical care Nurses' compliance with blood transfusion guidlines in gastrointestinal intensive care units

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Critical Care Nursing

Abstract

Background: Blood transfusions are frequently required for critically ill patients with gastrointestinal surgery to correct anemia or because of excessive blood loss from associated trauma or operative procedures. Ensuring the safety of blood transfusion procedure is the role of nurses in the intensive care unit (ICUs). Aim: The current study aimed to investigate critical care nurses' compliance with blood transfusion guidelines in Gastrointestinal ICUs. Method: A descriptive observational research design was used to conduct this study with a convenience sample of 49 nurses working in three ICUs affiliated with a university hospital in Egypt. One tool was used to collect data for this study: Critical care nurses' compliance with blood transfusion practice. Results: Most of the participant nurses (81.6%) had satisfactory practice level regarding their compliance with blood transfusion guidelines with a total mean practice score of 86.5±2.1. Conclusion and Recommendations: The study highlights the need for organizing a refresher training program regarding the checking of blood requests and documentation of blood transfusion. This will improve nurses' practice, optimize patient safety and prevent complications of the transfusion process.

DOI

10.21608/mnj.2023.165082.1247

Keywords

Keywords: Critical Care Nurses, Compliance, Blood transfusion, guidelines

Authors

First Name

Doaa

Last Name

Abozed

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Critical care nursing mansoura university

Email

doaaabozed2510@gmail.com

City

Mansoura

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First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Abosaeda

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Affiliation

Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

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First Name

Hend

Last Name

Mansour

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

Email

hend_egypt_2011@yahoo.com

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Volume

11

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

55633

Issue Date

2024-01-01

Receive Date

2022-09-25

Publish Date

2024-05-01

Print ISSN

2735-4121

Online ISSN

2735-413X

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427,104

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1,468

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Publication Title

Mansoura Nursing Journal

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https://mnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Critical care Nurses' compliance with blood transfusion guidlines in gastrointestinal intensive care units

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Article

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11 May 2025