RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An audit of blood component therapy in a Canadian general teaching hospital
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 812
OP 815
VO 140
IS 7
A1 W. F. Brien
A1 R. J. Butler
A1 M. J. Inwood
YR 1989
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/140/7/812.abstract
AB As part of a quality assurance program a retrospective audit of transfusion practices for packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma and albumin was undertaken with predetermined criteria in a general teaching hospital. Of 520 transfusion episodes with 1218 units of packed red blood cells given to 297 patients 88% were considered appropriate; of 106 episodes with 405 units of fresh frozen plasma given to 83 patients 90% were deemed appropriate; and of 187 episodes with 320 units of albumin given to 99 patients 64% were considered appropriate. The results of this audit, when compared with those of other surveys of blood use in a similar population, suggest that pretransfusion approval of requested components would reduce the number of inappropriate transfusions.