Evaluating the appropriateness of red blood cell transfusions: The limitations of retrospective medical record reviews

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-49

  Audet, Anne Marie ^a   Goodnough, Lawrence T ^b   Parvin, Curtis A ^b  

^a MassPRO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Quality of care; Red blood cell transfusion; Retrospective chart review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; DOCUMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; DOCUMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; ORTHOPEDICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030075826     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.1.41     Document Type: Article

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