title: Ensuring appropriate use of blood transfusion in anaemia.
abstract: Recent concerns over the blood transfusion service have highlighted the importance of ensuring that transfusion practice is safe and effective. One area of concern is the inappropriate use of red cell transfusions in patients presenting with anaemia, which unnecessarily exposes patients to transfusion risks and fails to address the underlying cause of the condition. This article reports on the development of an algorithm to help clinicians make decisions on the use of red cell transfusion.
authors.affiliation: South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, South Shields.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pattison
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy*; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male