A Board research, at the college of Medicine, University of Basrah, discussed Transfusion Practices for Pediatric Patients with Transfusion- Dependent Thalassemia in Basrah Center For Hereditary Blood Diseases. The research presented by student Alzahraa Ahmed Jasim , aims to Identify the characteristics of patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia registered at Basra Center for Hereditary Blood Diseases, Assess the measures taken for the donated blood before being ready for transfusion. and Assess the precautions applied before, during and after blood transfusion to aid in patient monitoring and minimizing complications, Compare hemoglobin levels of patients prior to and after blood transfusion as well as measuring hemoglobin levels and hematocrit levels of the donors blood units before transfusion is done. The research concluded that More than half of TDT patients are males and from peripheries of Basrah. Nearly all the patients had pre-transfusion Hb. < 9 g/dl and none had pre-transfusion Hb. ≥10 g/dl at time of BT. and Most of the TDT patients had one or more complication at time of study, the commonest complication was IOL followed by EMH and cardiac complications. The mean pre-transfusion Hb. and HCT were low, and although there is a significant increase in Hb. and HCT following BT, the mean Hb. and HCT are still low post-transfusion which is more probably related to the under-transfusion. More than one fifth of the studied patients developed TRs during BT ,the commonest being febrile reaction and allergic reaction and only a minority developed reactions after BT. Patient age and pre-transfusion Hb concentration were negatively correlated with Hb increment post transfusion, while the volume of the transfused blood and donated HCT were positively correlated
