Reduction of fresh frozen plasma use with a simple education program.
Fifty-six charts of patients who received 307 units of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) were audited to determine the transfusion practice of this component at our 550-bed regional referral hospital. Forty-six patients (82%) were on the surgical service. Indications for FFP transfusion were poorly documented. Forty-nine patients (87%) lacked evidence of a coagulopathy. An educational program addressing appropriate use of FFP was initiated. Over the course of two years, FFP usage dropped by over 1,000 units annually (46%).
Department of Surgery, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon 31208.
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D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004501:Education, Medical; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010949:Plasma; D012189:Retrospective Studies