How to Audit Transfusion Practices in the Intensive Care Unit?

Blood transfusions are one of the most commonly prescribed interventions in the critically ill patients. Apart from being a life saving intervention, they can also be associated with life threatening complications. Despite multiple trials and guidelines, there is a wide variability and lack of adher...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jagathkar, Ganshyam, Samavedam, Srinivas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6785822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31656381
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23255
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Sumario:Blood transfusions are one of the most commonly prescribed interventions in the critically ill patients. Apart from being a life saving intervention, they can also be associated with life threatening complications. Despite multiple trials and guidelines, there is a wide variability and lack of adherence to the guideline's. Auditing transfusion practices help us in introspecting and modifying our prescriptions as per the recommended standards. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Jagathkar G, Samavedam S. How to Audit Transfusion Practices in the Intensive Care Unit? Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(Suppl 3):S212–S214.

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