Transfusion Reactions in Paediatric Patients; Hemovigilance Data from a Tertiary Hospital

Fatma Durak | Özlem Tezol

Objective: This study aimed to define transfusion-related adverse reactions (TRs) observed in paediatric patients at a university hospital in Turkey. Methods: The data from the archive of the Mersin University Hospital Blood Centre, spanning the period between August 2017 and August 2024, were subjected to retrospective analysis. The descriptive and clinical characteristics of paediatric patients who received blood transfusions and were recorded using the haemovigilance reporting system were subjected to analysis. The findings were presented in the form of descriptive statistics. Results: Over a seven-year period, 34 TRs were reported, yielding an overall incidence of 1.12‰(95% CI: 0.79–1.55‰; 34/30,265). The reaction rate was 0.84‰(95% CI: 0.45–1.42‰; 12/14,329) for erythrocyte c...