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Can mHealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency?
PURPOSE: Of the 99% maternal deaths that take place in developing countries, one-fourth is due to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). PPH accounts for one-third of all blood transfusions in Bangladesh where the transfusion process is lengthy as most facilities do not have in-house blood bank facilities. In...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404795/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28461767 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S120157 |
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author | Rahman, Aminur Akhter, Sadika Nisha, Monjura Khatun Islam, Syed Shariful Ashraf, Fatema Rahman, Monjur Begum, Nazneen Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi Austin, Anne Anwar, Iqbal |
author_facet | Rahman, Aminur Akhter, Sadika Nisha, Monjura Khatun Islam, Syed Shariful Ashraf, Fatema Rahman, Monjur Begum, Nazneen Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi Austin, Anne Anwar, Iqbal |
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description | PURPOSE: Of the 99% maternal deaths that take place in developing countries, one-fourth is due to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). PPH accounts for one-third of all blood transfusions in Bangladesh where the transfusion process is lengthy as most facilities do not have in-house blood bank facilities. In this context, the location where blood is obtained and the processes of obtaining blood products are not standardized, leading to preventable delays in collecting blood, when it is needed. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an online Blood Information Management Application (BIMA) system for reducing lag time in the blood transfusion process. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was conducted in a public medical college hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and in two proximate, licensed blood banks between January 2014 and March 2015, using a before after design. A total of 310 women (143 before and 177 after), who needed emergency blood transfusion during their perinatal period, as determined by a medical professional, were included in the study. A median linear regression model was employed to assess the adjusted effect of BIMA on transfusion time. RESULTS: After the introduction of BIMA, the median duration between the identified need for blood and blood transfusion reduced from 152 to 122 minutes (P<0.05). For PPH specifically, the reduction was from 175 to 113 minutes (P<0.05). After introducing BIMA and after adjusting for criteria such as maternal age, education, parity, duty roster of providers, and reasons for blood transfusion, a 24 minute reduction in the time was observed between the identified need for blood and transfusion (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: BIMA was effective in reducing delays in blood transfusion for emergency obstetric patients. This pilot study suggests that implementing BIMA is one mechanism that has the potential to streamline blood transfusion systems in Bangladesh. |
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spelling | pubmed-54047952017-05-01 Can mHealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency? Rahman, Aminur Akhter, Sadika Nisha, Monjura Khatun Islam, Syed Shariful Ashraf, Fatema Rahman, Monjur Begum, Nazneen Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi Austin, Anne Anwar, Iqbal Int J Womens Health Original Research PURPOSE: Of the 99% maternal deaths that take place in developing countries, one-fourth is due to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). PPH accounts for one-third of all blood transfusions in Bangladesh where the transfusion process is lengthy as most facilities do not have in-house blood bank facilities. In this context, the location where blood is obtained and the processes of obtaining blood products are not standardized, leading to preventable delays in collecting blood, when it is needed. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an online Blood Information Management Application (BIMA) system for reducing lag time in the blood transfusion process. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was conducted in a public medical college hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and in two proximate, licensed blood banks between January 2014 and March 2015, using a before after design. A total of 310 women (143 before and 177 after), who needed emergency blood transfusion during their perinatal period, as determined by a medical professional, were included in the study. A median linear regression model was employed to assess the adjusted effect of BIMA on transfusion time. RESULTS: After the introduction of BIMA, the median duration between the identified need for blood and blood transfusion reduced from 152 to 122 minutes (P<0.05). For PPH specifically, the reduction was from 175 to 113 minutes (P<0.05). After introducing BIMA and after adjusting for criteria such as maternal age, education, parity, duty roster of providers, and reasons for blood transfusion, a 24 minute reduction in the time was observed between the identified need for blood and transfusion (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: BIMA was effective in reducing delays in blood transfusion for emergency obstetric patients. This pilot study suggests that implementing BIMA is one mechanism that has the potential to streamline blood transfusion systems in Bangladesh. Dove Medical Press 2017-04-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5404795/ /pubmed/28461767 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S120157 Text en © 2017 Rahman et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Rahman, Aminur Akhter, Sadika Nisha, Monjura Khatun Islam, Syed Shariful Ashraf, Fatema Rahman, Monjur Begum, Nazneen Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi Austin, Anne Anwar, Iqbal Can mHealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency? |
title | Can mHealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency? |
title_full | Can mHealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency? |
title_fullStr | Can mHealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency? |
title_full_unstemmed | Can mHealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency? |
title_short | Can mHealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency? |
title_sort | can mhealth improve access to safe blood for transfusion during obstetric emergency? |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404795/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28461767 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S120157 |
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