A simple automatized audit system for following and managing practices of platelet and plasma transfusions in a neonatal intensive care unit

Summary.  During neonatal intensive care, blood components are often used in clinical situations where both their efficacy and safety lack solid justification. A practical system to continuously analyse actual transfusion practices is a prerequisite for improvements of quality in transfusion therapy. We hypothesized that such a system would reveal inappropriate variations in clinical decission making and offer a means for staff education and quality improvement and assurance.

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