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Study aim
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General Objectives:
Determining the effect of blood transfusion on arterial blood oxygen saturation in patients with COVID-19
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group, with parallel groups, one-way blind, randomized, on 80 patients (40 in the intervention group and 40 in the control group). Randomization will be done by the Blocked Randomization method. The intervention group includes patients with COVID19 who match the inclusion criteria and receive a unit of blood (Packed cell) in addition to receiving standard treatment. There are similar conditions in the control group, but patients do not receive blood.
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Settings and conduct
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Demographic information, admission and discharge day, patients' underlying diseases, symptoms at the time of arrival, laboratory findings of patients admitted to Bushehr Persian Gulf Martyrs Hospital are recorded in the checklist.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion:
Confirmation of the COVID-19;
hospitalization of the patient;
more than 25% of pulmonary involvement in chest CT;
SPO2 equal to or less than 94%;
Hb less than 12 g/dl (female) or 13 (male);
Absence of contraindications of blood transfusion;
Satisfaction of the patient;
exclusion:
blood transfusion need for other reasons.
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Intervention groups
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In the intervention group, in addition to receiving the treatment process, patients receive a unit of packed cell blood. In the control group, patients will receive the standard treatment for COVID-19 as the intervention group (except for not receiving packed cells).
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Main outcome variables
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"Oxygen saturation percentage", "Hemoglobin", "Improvement of respiratory condition", "Number of hospitalization days"