A clinical audit of red blood cell transfusion practices at a district hospital in south africa

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• What: The study aimed to conduct a clinical audit of RBC transfusion practices at a district hospital in South Africa. For this study, a transfusion episode was defined as one or more units of RBCs transfused from a single order. Data were captured on a data sheet created based on the literature and study objectives. A third of the patients in this study had hypertension, which can lead to complications such as renal impairment, congestive cardiac failure and end-diastolic dysfunction, all risk factors for transfusion-associated circulatory overload .
• Who: South African Family Practice and . . .
  

   

  

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