How often should a red blood cell administration set be changed while a patient is being transfused? A commentary and review of the literature

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-133

  Blest, A ^a   Roberts, M ^b   Murdock, J ^c   Watson, D ^d   Brunskill, S ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b Welsh Blood Service   (United Kingdom)

^c Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administration set; Blood; Change; Frequency; Review; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DATA ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FILTER; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 42049111463     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2007.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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