What factors contribute to hospital variation in obstetric transfusion rates?

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-45

  Patterson, J A ^a   Roberts, C L ^a   Isbister, J P ^b   Irving, D O ^c   Nicholl, M C ^d   Morris, J M ^a   Ford, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice variation; Obstetric delivery; Red blood cell trans fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING DISORDER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL VARIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OBSTETRIC TRANSFUSION RATE; PREMATURITY; PRIMIPARA; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; THROMBOCYTE DISORDER; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84919627010     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vox.12186     Document Type: Article

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