Publications by authors named "Hafsa Sohail"
Objective: To determine the indications and threshold of haemoglobin levels for packed red blood cell transfusion and its association with outcomes in a paediatric intensive care setting.
Methods: The retrospective study was conducted in the paediatric intensive care unit of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised medical records of all inpatients with age between 1 month and 16 years who received packed red blood cell transfusions between January and December 2017. Data was retrieved from the hospital database and was analyzed using SPSS 22.
Laboratory Blood Testing In Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Of A University Hospital: Are We Doing It Appropriately?
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
December 2020
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted on children aged 1 month to 16 years admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit from June to November 2016 to analyze the purpose of various laboratory tests performed.
- The laboratory tests were categorized into diagnostic, haemostatic, and therapeutic tests, with inappropriate tests being those that returned normal results more than once.
- A total of 274 patients had an average of 54 tests each, with about 18.5 tests per patient labeled as inappropriate; the most frequently tested parameters included serum sodium, potassium, and bicarbonate levels.