Pourquoi transfusion sanguine cancer ?
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Pourquoi transfusion sanguine cancer ?
Une personne atteinte de cancer peut avoir besoin d'une transfusion sanguine pour différentes raisons. Les cancers qui affectent la moelle osseuse, comme la leucémie, peuvent nuire à la production et à la maturation des cellules sanguines. Cela risque de faire baisser le nombre de cellules sanguines.
Is blood transfusion necessary in terminally ill cancer patients?
- Background: Treatment of anemia is an important issue in the palliative care setting. Blood transfusion is generally used for this purpose in supportive care. However the place of blood transfusion in terminally ill cancer cases is less far established.
Do anaemic patients with blood transfusion at the end of life?
- In the anaemic population the duration of last hospitalisation was longer in patients who had erythrocyte transfusion (15 days vs 8 days, p<0.001). Conclusions: Patients who had blood transfusion at the end of life lived significantly longer than the anaemic patients who were not transfused.
When do you need a platelet transfusion for a patient?
- Doctors consider giving a platelet transfusion when the platelet count drops to this level or even at higher levels if a patient needs surgery or is bleeding. If there are no signs of bleeding, a platelet transfusion may not be needed even if the platelet count is low.
How many patients have had erythrocyte transfusion at last hospitalisation?
- One hundred fifty three patients had erythrocyte transfusion at admission during the last hospitalisation period (38.4%). In the anaemic population the duration of last hospitalisation was longer in patients who had erythrocyte transfusion (15 days vs 8 days, p<0.001).
