Feasibility and Safety of Home Blood Count Measurement and Transfusions in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Kurzzusammenfassung

The aim is to investigate the feasibility, safety, and complication rates of patient's self-measurement of CBC and self-administration of blood and platelet transfusions at home and examine the performance of patients conducting at-home monitoring of their blood pressure, pulse rate, saturation, and temperature before and after transfusion. Furthermore, to evaluate the health economic consequences of our innovative approach, specifically, the anticipated reduction in reliance on nurse-driven services. This study is a single-arm feasibility study with patients newly diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The study will be conducted at the Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet. Patients are included if they are ≥ 18 years old, newly diagnosed with AML within four weeks, and scheduled to receive home-based chemotherapy. Patients are excluded if they do not speak Danish or are not assessed to be capable of performing home-based CBC measurements and administration of transfusions. Patients will be discontinued if they do not achieve remission after the second chemotherapy cycle. Included patients will receive comprehensive training and certification to perform CBC measurements, self-administer transfusions, and monitor selected vital parameters including blood pressure, pulse rate, oxygen saturation, and temperature. It is hypothesized that the study can demonstrate the logistic, technical, and economic feasibility and safety of educating patients with AML undergoing intensive chemotherapy, to independently conduct self-measurement of complete blood count (CBC), self-administration of transfusions at home, and examine the performance of patients conducting at-home monitoring of their blood pressure, pulse rate, saturation, and temperature before and after transfusion.