[Actual Assignment of Patient Attendants for Home-Based Red Blood Cell Transfusion Therapy].

Background: This study aimed to investigate the assignment of" patient attendants"as outlined in the guidelines for home-based red blood cell transfusion therapy in Japan.

Methods: Among patients with cancer who received home-based treatment at our institution during the study period, 93 patients who underwent home-based red blood cell transfusion therapy and either died or were diagnosed in their terminal stage were included. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed retrospectively.