Abstract:Objective To investigate the invalid transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) and its influencing factors, and put forward the corresponding clinical countermeasures. Methods Totally 4,148 cases of RBC transfusion in Xiangya Hospital from May 2015 to May 2016 were analyzed by a retrospective study. Hemoglobin (Hb) was measured within 24 hours after RBC transfusion. Compared with pre-transfusion, if hemoglobin did not reach the expected value, the RBC transfusion would be regarded as invalid transfusion. The influencing factors of invalid RBC transfusion were then statistically analyzed. Results The invalid RBC transfusion ratio of Xiangya Hospital was 12.01%, and the department with the highest invalid RBC transfusion ratio was Hematology Department with ratio of 21.25% (P < 0.05). The influencing factors of invalid RBC transfusion were gender, age and the number of transfusion. The female patients had a higher invalid RBC transfusion ratio compared to the male patients (P < 0.05). Larger number of transfusion and older age of patients indicated the higher possibility of invalid RBC transfusion (P < 0.05). The rate of invalid RBC transfusion in the patients with hematologic diseases was higher than that in non-hematologic patients (P < 0.05). Conclusions Attention should be paid to the effect of RBC transfusion in patients, and corresponding measures should be taken timely to ensure the efficacy of clinical blood transfusion.