Background: Several professional societies have made value-based statements in support
of restrictive transfusion strategies. The aim of this study was to determine whether …

Background Residents' knowledge in transfusion medicine significantly impacts the optimal
use of blood and patient safety. Little is known regarding this topic in France in particular …

Introduction: The knowledge of clinicians regarding blood transfusion services may impact
patient care and transfusion outcome. The wide variation in transfusion practices among …

Human factors account for most reported errors in the serious hazards of blood transfusion
report, thus staff training on safe blood transfusion is strongly recommended. This study …

Background There is scope to further improve the safety of transfusion practice within the U
nited K ingdom. This study aims to identify the current role of junior doctors in the transfusion …

Background: Blood is a precious resource that needs to be prescribed, handled, stored and
transfused as per guidelines to ensure recipient safety. The present study aims to assess the …

BACKGROUND: Transfusion of blood products is a common practice in anesthesiology.
Inadequate transfusion medicine knowledge may lead to inappropriate transfusion practices …

BACKGROUND As transfusion is a common therapy and key component in every
hematologist's practice, hematology training programs should dedicate significant time and …

As we are fully aware in transfusion medicine, blood transfusion is the most common proce-
dure performed in US hospitals. 1 A recent analysis showed that 14.1% of patients admitted …

As transfusion is a commonly identified overused intervention, there is a clear gap between
evidence‐based and clinical practice. To close this gap, there is not only a need for …