Where Do We Stand in Blood Transfusion Practices: Insights From the First Clinical Audit From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Afsheen Mahmood,
Naveed Afzal Khan,
Muhammad Ishfaq
et al.
Abstract:Objective
To evaluate the appropriateness of packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions across different departments of a tertiary care hospital.
Methods
This audit included 632 patients admitted to the major departments of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan, who received one or more PRBC transfusions from November 2023 till July 2024. Six categories were defined who had different characteristics and thresholds for PRBC transfusion according to the Association for the… Show more
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