Retrospective Descriptive Study of Platelet Transfusion in Patients With Palliative Hematologic Malignancies at the University Hospital of Besançon

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Platelet Transfusion; Palliative Care

Treatments: Other: descriptive

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03814486

J Moracchini

Details and patient eligibility

About

Development of palliative care is less effective for patients with hematologic malignancies. Limited data is available for end of life care in this population, moreover with thrombocytopenic patients. Thrombopenia is a frequent complication, specific of bone marrow involvement in those diseases or its treatments. Yet, a few studies was interested in, whereas platelet transfusion is the only treatment indicated. As it represent a scarce, limited resource, the ethical principles are in conflict in this setting.

The purpose of this study was to describe retrospectively platelet transfusion in the six last few month of life of patients with hematologic malignancies at the CHU of Besançon (France) between 01/07/15 and 31/12/16.

Enrollment: 119 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient with hematological malignancies
• transfused in platelet at least once in the last 6 months of life
• hospitalised or follow up at the CHU of Besancon at least once
• dead during the period of the study

Exclusion criteria

• patient with other oncologic malignancies
• not transfused in platelet in the last 6 months of life
• never hospitalised or follow up at the CHU of Besancon
• alive

Trial design

119 participants in 1 patient group

patient transfused in platelet in the 6 last months of life

Description:

patient with hematological malignancies follow or hospitalised at least once in CHU of Besancon died in the period of the study transfused at least once in the 6 months of life

Treatment:

Other: descriptive