Research Article
Blood Transfusion Reactions in Elderly Patients Hospitalized in a Multilevel Geriatric Hospital
Table 1
Demographic and clinical data (242 elderly blood transfusion recipients).
| | Age | | | (year ± SD) | 82 ± 9 |
| | Gender | | | Female | 143 (59) | | Male | 99 (41) | | Department | | | Acute | 127 (52) | | Skilled nursing | 80 (33) | | Rehabilitation | 35 (15) | | Comorbidities diseases | (%) | | Hypertension | 146 (60) | | Dementia | 117 (48) | | Diabetes mellitus | 93 (38) | | Chronic renal failure | 86 (36) | | Decubitus ulcer | 84 (35) | | CVA* | 73 (30) | | CHF** | 73 (30) | | Drugs | (%) | | Beta-blockers | 97 (40) | | Laxatives | 97 (40) | | Diuretics | 85 (35) | | Proton pump inhibitors | 80 (33) | | Benzodiazepines | 80 (33) | | H-2-Blockers | 76 (31) | | ACE inhibitors | 73 (30) |
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*CVA: cerebrovascular accident.
**CHF: congestive heart failure.
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