The long-term effects of training interventions on transfusion practice: A follow-up audit of red cell concentrate utilisation at Kimberley Hospital, South Africa

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 25-32

  Joubert, Jaco ^a,b   Joubert, Sunette ^c   Raubenheimer, Jacques ^b   Louw, Vernon ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c Kimberley Hospital Complex   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Audit; Red cell transfusion; Transfusion training

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE; ERYTHROCYTE;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84928320203     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2014.10.013     Document Type: Article

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