Successful implementation of strategies to transform Emergency Department transfusion practice.
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Successful implementation of strategies to transform Emergency Department transfusion practice.
Blood component transfusion is an important and lifesaving Emergency Department (ED) procedure. It is not however risk-free and careful consideration of its clinical benefit for each individual patient is therefore essential. In 2008, we audited the patterns of blood component usage in 2007 within our ED. This work revealed that whilst 3209 units of blood component were ordered only 39.5% were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality Improvement Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2050-1315
DOI: 10.1136/bmjquality.u201055.w690