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Editor, Senior Moderator
Br J Haematol
. 2020 Jul 16.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.17030. Online ahead of print.
Transfusion demand in COVID-19 patients from the Korean population: a nationwide study in South Korea
John Hoon Rim[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Sang Ah Lee[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Chang Hoon Han[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Jongha Yoo[SUP] 2 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
As patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) often present coagulopathy depending on disease severity, appropriate prevention and treatment for hemodynamics control are most essential for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) management (Helms, et al 2020). Although several papers alarmed the decrease of blood donation in the COVID-19 pandemic as expected (Mohammadi, et al 2020, Pagano, et al 2020), few research investigated the actual prevalence of blood transfusion requested in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (Berzuini, et al 2020, Doyle, et al 2020), and no publication reported nationwide result until today. Here, we examined the transfusion demand in COVID-19 patients using the Korean nationwide COVID-19 patient database generated by the government.
. 2020 Jul 16.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.17030. Online ahead of print.
Transfusion demand in COVID-19 patients from the Korean population: a nationwide study in South Korea
John Hoon Rim[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Sang Ah Lee[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Chang Hoon Han[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Jongha Yoo[SUP] 2 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32677031
- DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17030
Abstract
As patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) often present coagulopathy depending on disease severity, appropriate prevention and treatment for hemodynamics control are most essential for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) management (Helms, et al 2020). Although several papers alarmed the decrease of blood donation in the COVID-19 pandemic as expected (Mohammadi, et al 2020, Pagano, et al 2020), few research investigated the actual prevalence of blood transfusion requested in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (Berzuini, et al 2020, Doyle, et al 2020), and no publication reported nationwide result until today. Here, we examined the transfusion demand in COVID-19 patients using the Korean nationwide COVID-19 patient database generated by the government.