An audit of blood component therapy in a Canadian general teaching hospital.
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.
Brien
W F
WF
Department of Medicine, St. Joseph's Health Centre of London, Ont.
Butler
R J
RJ
Inwood
M J
MJ
D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D009864:Ontario; D010949:Plasma; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014600:Utilization Review
D012709:Serum Albumin