A prospective multi-faceted interventional study of blood bank technologist screening of red blood cell transfusion orders: The START study.

Amie T KronAllison CollinsChristine M Cserti-GazdewichJacob PendergrastKathryn WebertLani LiebermanMichelle P ZellerSheila R HardingSusan NahirniakOksana Prokopchuk-GaukYulia LinBrent MendezChantal ArmaliChristina LeeDanielle WatsonDena ArnottFengju XunHeather BlainHeather PanchukHertha HughesKathy ChorneykoMichael AngersNicole PiluttiRyan LettShauna DowsleyTheodora RuijsTracy CupidoTracy KichinkoTroy ThompsonZohreh Afshar-GhotliJeannie L Callumnull null

Published in: Transfusion (2021)

This multifaceted intervention demonstrated a marked improvement in RBC transfusion appropriateness and reduced overall RBC utilization without impacts on patient safety.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
patient safety
randomized controlled trial
cardiac surgery
quality improvement
sickle cell disease
acute kidney injury