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Prospective‐concurrent audits and medical consultation for platelet transfusions
Author(s) -
Simpson M. B.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1987.27287150198.x
Subject(s) - audit , medicine , blood component , prospective cohort study , transfusion medicine , tertiary care , platelet transfusion , emergency medicine , medical emergency , blood transfusion , intensive care medicine , platelet , business , accounting
Prospective‐concurrent audits and medical consultation were associated with a 56 percent decrease in the use of platelet concentrates at a tertiary care medical center. This study documents that mandatory pretransfusion review of component requests can alter hospital transfusion practices.