Early detection of anaemia in primary care with haemoglobinometry : ANHEMOG clinical trial protocol
Luengo, Boris Trenado (Centre d'Atenció Primària Badalona Centre-Dalt la Vila (Barcelona))
García-Sierra, Rosa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Infermeria)
Wilke Trinxant, Maria Asuncion (Institut Català de la Salut. Centre d'Atenció Primària Badalona Bufalà-Canyet)
Mondelo, Esther Díaz (Centre d'Atenció Primària Badalona Centre-Dalt la Vila (Barcelona))
Baseda, Ramon Miralles (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Blanch, Maria Magdalena Lladó (Servei d'Atenció Primària Barcelonés Nord i Maresme (Barcelona))
Montero-Alía, Pilar (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol)
Torán Montserrat, Pere (Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	Detecting, treating and monitoring anaemia has a functional, social and economic impact on patients' quality of life and the health system, since inadequate monitoring can lead to more accident & emergency visits and hospitalizations. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact in the patient clinical outcomes of using haemoglobinometry to early detect anaemia in patients with chronic anaemia in primary care. Randomized controlled trial Capillary haemoglobin will be measured using a haemoglobinometer on a monthly basis in the intervention group. In the control group, the protocol currently in force at the primary care centre will be followed and venous haemoglobin will be measured. Any cases of anaemia detected in either group will be referred to the transfusion circuit of the reference hospital. The results will shed light on the impact of the intervention on the volume of hospitalizations and accident & emergency (A&E) visits due to anaemia, as well as patients' quality of life. Chronic and repeated bouts of anaemia are detected late, thus leading to decompensation in chronic diseases and, in turn, more A&E visits and hospitalizations. The intervention should improve these outcomes since treatment could be performed without delay. Improving response times would decrease decompensation in chronic diseases, as well as A&E visits and hospitalizations, and improve quality of life. The primary care nurse case manager will perform the intervention, which should improve existing fragmentation between different care levels. NCT04757909. Registered 17 February 2021. Retrospectively registered.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Anaemia ; Red blood cell transfusion ; Advanced practice nursing ; Nurse case manager ; Haemoglobinometry ; Non-invasive haemoglobin measurement ; Primary health care
Published in:	BMC family practice, Vol. 22 (october 2021) , ISSN 1471-2296

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-021-01548-z
PMID: 34625027

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