Transfusion indication RBC (PBM-02): Gap analysis of a Joint Commission Patient Blood Management Performance Measure at a community hospital

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  De Leon, Essel Marie Bagang ^a   Szallasi, Arpad ^a  

^a MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood utilisation; Performance Measures; Single unit policy; The Joint Commission; Transfusion indications

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL AND HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTIONS; RISK; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84893959213     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0088-12     Document Type: Article

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