title: Transfusion audit of blood products using the World Health Organization Basic Information Sheet in Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: We assessed the practicality of using the transfusion Basic Information Sheet (BIS) for data collection, to determine the overall adequacy of physician documentation of blood product transfusion, and to make an audit of the appropriateness of blood product transfusion. The transfusion process and clinical indications for transfusions administered to adult hospitalized patients in 3 tertiary care teaching hospitals in Qazvin were prospectively reviewed. Adequate documentation was achieved in 62.6% of all transfusion episodes, range 41%-73%, depending on the medical specialty; 15.7% of red blood cells and whole blood requests, 40.8% of platelet requests and 34.1% of fresh frozen plasma requests were inappropriate. BIS-based information along with data collection can be used to provide feedback regarding the effectiveness of and compliance with local and national transfusion guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Boali Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheikholeslami
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Boali Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kani
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shahid Rajaei Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fallah-Abed
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kossar Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lalooha
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohammadi