Open AccessAssessment of bedside transfusion practices at a tertiary care center: A step closer to controlling the chaos
Author(s) -
Dheeraj Khetan,
Rahul Katharia,
Hem Chandra Pandey,
Rajendra Chaudhary,
Rajesh Harsvardhan,
Himani Pandey,
Atul Sonkar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/ajts.ajts_29_17
Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , center (category theory) , chaos (operating system) , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , computer security , chemistry , computer science , crystallography
Blood transfusion chain can be divided into three phases: preanalytical (patient bedside), analytical (steps done at transfusion services), and postanalytical (bedside). Majority (~70%) of events due to blood transfusion have been attributed to errors in bedside blood administration practices. Survey of bedside transfusion practices (pre-analytical and post analytical phase) was done to assess awareness and compliance to guidelines regarding requisition and administration of blood components.