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Towards safer blood transfusion practice

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posted on 2023-05-17, 02:50 authored by Hodgkinson, B, Fitzgerald, MA, Borbasi, S, Walsh, K
The objective of this study was to determine the current state of transfusion practice at a large metropolitan hospital in South Australia, with a view to making recommendations to improve safety. Transfusion practice was monitored using a questionnaire and a concurrent audit design. Patients identified as having received a packed red blood cell transfusion in the previous 24 h, were selected by a random number generator. Questions included those about blood pack identification, documentation of the transfusion process, and patient observation. The results of this audit indicated that areas of documentation, primarily patient consent, blood pack administration times and patient monitoring required re-evaluation. Recommendations to improve practice were made based on these results. This is an ongoing service provided by the hospital, which has proven invaluable in identifying deficiencies in transfusion practice in order to improve patient care.

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Publication title

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volume

19

Pagination

63-69

ISSN

1320-5455

Department/School

School of Nursing

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Place of publication

Online

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Nursing

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