20 years of blood service of the Pirogov Center

Rationale: the work of the blood service of the Pirogov Center is based on three pillars: 1) evidence-based guidelines for prescribing blood components, evolving due to the emergence of new knowledge and technologies; 2) patient blood management, in which all employees participate; 3) the best, selective, most effective and safe blood components. Objective: to assess the evolution of the transfusiological practice of the Pirogov Center. Methods: the reports on blood transfusion at the Pirogov Center in 2003-2022 were studied. Quantitative records of recipients of blood components have been conducted since 2007. The data were examined using descriptive and inductive statistics at a significance level of 0.05. Results: in 2003-2022 in the Pirogov Center, 521,439 people received specialized inpatient treatment, including transfusion of 38,584 units of donor erythrocytes and 19,394 doses of plasma. In 2007-2022 the number of inpatients increased by 163%. The share of recipients of blood components among them decreased: erythrocytes - by 73% (p