Melhorias nas práticas transfusionais após intervenção educativa para o uso racional de hemocomponentes em um Hospital Público Universitário

Abstract

Objective: To improvement in transfusion practices through the implementation of an educational program for health professionals. Methods: Interventional and prospective study, with analysis pre- and post-educational intervention. The research was developed at the University Hospital of the Federal University of Sergipe, involving participation of professionals in the capacitation, in February 2011, beyond the monitoring of blood transfusions performed in the pre- and post-intervention periods. Knowledge of health professionals was addressed by the responses to a questionnaire and the transfusion practices through the request and devolution of hemocomponents unused. Results: It was empowered 63 professionals, 33 nursing professionals and 30 physicians. Between the doctors, there was a gain of 20.1% on theorical knowledge (p:0.037). Gain in the nursing group was even higher: 30.4% (p:0.016). The comparative analysis of transfusion requisition forms showed a decrease from 26.7% to 19.5% (p = 0.31) in all forms with incomplete filling. It was observed a significant improvement in relation to the filling of four items of requests and a decrease of one. Conclusions: The educational intervention allowed the optimization of transfusion practices.