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A number of studies have been undertaken globally which have focused on improving the appropriate use of red cells.
The UK National Blood Service in conjunction with the Royal College of Physicians has produced a National Comparative Audit of Blood Transfusion and a Trent Regional Audit of the Appropriateness of Red Cell Transfusions. These studies focus on the specialties requesting red cells, the indications for transfusion, co-morbidities affecting the decision to transfuse, patient age and gender, average number of units transfused, appropriateness of transfusion and a number of other factors involved in the transfusion process.
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The New Zealand Blood Service has also collected data into red cell transfusion demographics.
The NBA will be commencing a project to better understand current red cell usage in
The project will commence with a two day workshop in May 2008 where existing data studies on red cell usage will be shared and discussed.
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