title: Documentation of consent for blood transfusion.
abstract: In 2012, 110 hospitals reported on consent policy against national guidelines, with 105 (95%) including a statement on blood transfusion. Of the 103 hospitals (1788 transfusion episodes) that participated in the consent practice component, 89 specified the method of consent used; 46 (52%) had a specific transfusion consent form and achieved compliance of 90% compared to 43-69% for most other methods. The consent audit shows that a specific blood consent form achieved a high rate of medical record documentation compliance.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hennessy
authors.affiliation: Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borosak
authors.affiliation: Blood Matters, Department of Health and Human Services and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bielby
authors.affiliation: Barwon Health and St John of God Health Care, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.affiliation: Blood Matters, Department of Health and Human Services and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Glazebrook
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000941:ethics; D032962:Consent Forms; D004282:Documentation; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D008485:Medical Audit; D008499:Medical Records; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D013021:South Australia / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: blood; consent; documentation; transfusion