Assessment Predictors of Hospital Acquired Anemia among Critically Ill Patients | ||||
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 34, Issue 3, August 2024 PDF (871.02 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.380221 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Nesma Mostafa Saied Mostafa1; Sheren Mohammed Abed Ellatief Gad Diab2; Atteia Gad El hak Ibrahim3; Hanaa Atef Elbana4 | ||||
1Master student of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2Nursing Specialist at Kafer Elsheikh University Hospital, Egypt | ||||
2Assistant Prof. of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
3Assist .Prof. of Anesthesia Surgical I CU and Pain Medicine Faculty of Medicine Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
4Lecturer of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background Hospital acquired anemia is a frequent complication in intensive care units that leads to negative outcomes, higher morbidity and mortality for critically ill patients .Aim Assess predictors of hospital acquired anemia among critically ill patients. Design: A descriptive correlation study design Setting: This study was conducted at Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Tanta Emergency Hospital affiliated to Ministry of higher education and scientific research. Subjects: Purposive sampling of 100 patients who met all inclusion criteria was included. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection. Tool (I): Hospital Acquired Anemia Assessment Tool, Tool (II): Predictors of Hospital Acquired Anemia Assessment Tool and Tool (III): Physiological Indices Assessment Tool. Result: The mean hemoglobin level decreased significantly from (13.17± 1.07) on admission to (9.94± 1.73) at 7th day of the study where p (0.000*), significance relation was observed between diagnosis and severity of anemia on 3rd day and 7th day where p (0.047*) and (0.037*) respectively and more than half of studied patients had hospital acquired anemia related nursing practice throughout the period of study. Conclusion: The studied patients developed Hospital acquired anemia during their ICU stay. There were statistically significance relation between diagnosis and severity of anemia on 3rd day and 7th day of the study. Also there were significant correlation among level of consciousness, physiological indices regarding respiratory rate, MAP and severity of anemia. Recommendation: Preform a comprehensive patient monitoring and assessment for early detection and intervention of hospital acquired anemia. | ||||
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