Claudine Kumba
Necker Hospital, France
Abstract
Background: An observational study published in 2017 revealed transfusion as one of the predictive factor of outcome in surgical children in terms of organ dysfunction, length of intensive care unit stay, length of hospital stay and length of mechanical ventilation. Transfusion can be a necessity and life-saving intervention in patients. Balancing the benefits and risks of this therapeutic intervention is mandatory to improve patient outcome. Patient blood product management protocols reduce transfusion needs and length of hospital stay. A second analysis was undertaken to determine hospitalization costs in transfused and non-transfused patients in the observational study in children published in 2017.
Objectives:
To determine the hospitalization costs of transfused and non-transfused patients of the observational study in 594 pediatric neurosurgery, abdominal and orthopedic surgery patients published in 2017.
Methods: Second analysis of the database of 594 pediatric surgical patients of the observational study published in 2017.
Results: Median total hospitalization costs in transfused patients were significantly twice higher {32041.97 euros 13983.82-59003.59} than in non-transfused patients {14084.45 euros 8551.2-29124.55}, p<0.0001.
Biography
Dr Claudine Kumba graduated as a Medical Doctor in 2001, completed her specialization in Anesthesiology in 2006 at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB, Brussels, Belgium.
She has a Pediatric Anesthesia specialization graduation since 2010 from the University of Aix-Marseille, France. She has a specialization graduation in Echocardiography applied to Anesthesia and Critical Care from University of Montpellier 1, 2011-2012, France.
She has a Critical Care Medicine specialization graduation since 2014 from University of Montpellier 1, France.
She is a Medical Doctor in Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care in Necker Enfants-Malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, APHP, Université de Paris, France.
She has published several manuscripts in Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care.