Reducing red cell transfusion by audit, education and a new guideline in a large teaching hospital

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-32

  Garrioch, M ^a,c   Sandbach, J ^a   Pirie, E ^b   Morrison, A ^c   Todd, A ^d   Green, R ^d  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d West of Scotland Blood Transfusion Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Education; Guideline; Haemoglobin; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 1842815866     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0958-7578.2004.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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