Background Up to 50% of blood is transfused inappropriately despite best evidence. In
2020, Choosing Wisely Canada launched a major national programme,'Using Blood Wisely' …

Abstract Background and Objectives Belgian health authorities launched a national platform
in 2011 to improve the quality of transfusion practices and blood use in Belgian hospitals …

Abstract Background: In England, NHS Blood and Transplant conducts national audits of
transfusion and provides feedback to hospitals to promote evidence-based practice. Audits …

More than three million blood components are transfused every year in the UK, providing life-
saving and life-enhancing treatment to thousands of patients (McClelland 2001). However …

Despite an array of initiatives designed to support the delivery of safe and appropriate
transfusion practice, incidences of patients receiving the wrong blood continue to be …

Background Blood for transfusion is a frequently used clinical intervention, and is also a
costly and limited resource with risks. Many transfusions are given to stable and non …

The NSW Blood Transfusion Improvement Collaborative completed its project in mid 2003
and presented the final report in November 2003. The focus of the collaborative was on the …

Aim Blood Matters was a project funded by the Victorian Department of Human Services to
introduce sustainable improvements in hospital transfusion practice. An evaluation was …

Results from a national comparative audit of bedside transfusion practice show that patients
in the UK are at risk of misidentification and poor monitoring when undergoing a blood …

Blood transfusion is a common but costly treatment. Repeated national audits in the UK
suggest that up to one-fifth of transfusions are unnecessary when judged against …