Evidence-based red cell transfusion in the critically ill: quality improvement using computerized physician order entry.

Rimki Rana; Bekele Afessa; Mark T. Keegan; Francis X. Whalen; Gregory A. Nuttall; Laura K. Evenson; Steve G. Peters; Jeffrey L. Winters; Rolf D. Hubmayr; Breanndan Moore; Ognjen Gajic; Transfusion in the ICU Interest Group

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Evidence-based red cell transfusion in the critically ill: quality improvement using computerized physician order entry.

May 27, 2011

Rana R, Afessa B, Keegan MT, et al. Crit Care Med. 2006;34(7):1892-7.

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Using a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system, the investigators developed an evidence-based protocol for red cell transfusion and found that it reduced inappropriate transfusions over a 3-month test period.

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