[Survey on blood transfusion policy within Dutch hospitals: wide discrepancies. Central Guidance Organization for Peer Review].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the transfusion practices in Dutch hospitals.


METHODS
Descriptive.


METHODS
Late in 1995 a questionnaire was sent to the heads of the transfusion laboratories of all Dutch hospitals.


RESULTS
The response was 91% (117/128). A large variation was found not only in the ways transfusion medicine was organised but also in laboratory methods used.


CONCLUSIONS
The implementation of the consensus agreements on blood transfusion in the Netherlands (1983, revised in 1989) is poor. Continuous education of the participants should be encouraged. Implementation of these agreements could be facilitated by active participation of the blood bank in the transfusion committees of each hospital.
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Centraal Begeleidingsorgaan voor de Intercollegiale Toetsing (CBO), Utrecht.
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D001771:Blood Banks / Q000458:organization & administration; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods; D001793:Blood Preservation; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D065227:Transfusion Reaction