Transfusion practices in the care of pregnant women with sickle cell disease in Ouagadougou

• Published in: International journal of gynecology and obstetrics 2019-12, Vol.147 (3), p.363-367
• Main Authors: Zamané, Hyacinthe, Sanou, Fabienne, Kiemtoré, Sibraogo, Kain, Dantola Paul, Sawadogo, Arnaud Kiswendsida, Bonané‐Thiéba, Blandine
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Anemia, Sickle Cell - therapy; Blood transfusion; Blood Transfusion - methods; Burkina Faso; Case-Control Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Exchange transfusion; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Maternal and perinatal outcomes; Maternal Death - prevention & control; Ouagadougou‐Burkina Faso; Perinatal Death - prevention & control; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic - therapy; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Pregnant women; Premature Birth - prevention & control; Retrospective Studies; Sickle cell disease
• ISSN: 0020-7292; 1879-3479
• DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12961

Objective To study the contribution of blood transfusion management in the improvement of maternal and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with sickle cell disease in Ouagadougou. Methods A cross‐sectional retrospective study with data collected from February 2012 to January 2014 was used. Patients were differentiated into three groups: patients with at least one exchange transfusion, patients who received blood transfusion, and patients who did not receive any transfusion. Data were collected from patients’ patient care documents. Results One hundred and sixty‐four patients were included, of whom 53 were in the first group, 32 in the second group, and 79 in the third group. Maternal complications in the last trimester of pregnancy were significantly less important (P=0.000) in the first group (58.5%) than in the second (78.5%) and third group (91.1%). The same trend was observed for postpartum maternal mortality (5.7%; 12.5%; 12.6%; P=0.009). Fetal complications such as preterm birth and early neonatal death were lower in the first group (15.1%; 1.8%) than in the second (40.6%; 23.1%) and third group (32.9%; 7.6%). Conclusion Prophylactic blood transfusion is an important part of the management of pregnant patients with sickle cell disease. Prophylactic blood transfusion is essential in the management of pregnant women with sickle cell disease. It is important that transfusion is targeted but not systematic.