title: Transfusion for anaemia in the district hospital setting.
abstract: We examined the practice of transfusion for anaemia in our hospitals using an audit method, with standards derived from guidelines published by the British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Documentation was generally good, but simple tests were not performed prior to transfusion in many cases when the diagnosis was not known.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Staffordshire General Hospital, Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust, Stafford, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ridley
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Revell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ainsworth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pryce
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic