Procedure | Never n (%) | Rarely n (%) | Sometimes n (%) | Often n (%) | Always n (%) | Median |
Prescribe the right blood component to the right patient at the right time | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 16 (44.7) | 67 (44.7) | 63 (42.0) | 4.3 |
Use of Hb (Hb) level as the sole deciding factor in starting a transfusion | 8 (5.3) | 27 (18) | 54 (36.0) | 41 (27.3) | 20 (13.3) | 2.7 |
Complete the blood request form accurately and legibly, including the reason for transfusion | 2 (1.3) | 7 (4.7) | 16 (10.7) | 40 (26.7) | 85 (56.7) | 4.5 |
Document/record the indication and the blood component to be transfused the medical notes and lab requests | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.0) | 22 (14.7) | 45 (30.0) | 80 (53.3) | 4.4 |
Obtain verbal consent from each patient prior to transfusion (either yourself of a member of the team) | 4 (2.7) | 10 (6.7) | 25 (16.7) | 44 (29.3) | 67 (44.7) | 4.3 |
Record evidence of this conversion (verbal consent) in the medical notes | 28 (18.7) | 32 (21.3) | 37 (24.7) | 19 (12.7) | 34 (22.7) | 2.9 |
Obtain and correctly label blood samples for pre-transfusion compatibility testing | 4 (2.7) | 2 (1.3) | 11 (7.3) | 23 (15.3) | 110 (73.3 | 4.7 |
Perform post transfusion Hb estimation | 2 (1.3) | 3 (2.0) | 23 (15.3) | 45 (30.0) | 77 (51.3) | 4.4 |
Document the clinical outcome of the transfusion (e.g., improvement in symptoms) | 5 (3.3) | 12 (8.0) | 25 (23.3) | 42 (28.0) | 56 (37.7) | 4.0 |
Document the laboratory outcome of the transfusion (e.g., Hb increment) | 7 (4.7) | 8 (5.3) | 31 (20.7) | 35 (23.3) | 69 (46.0) | 4.2 |