Transfusion medicine
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Transfusion medicine · Feb 2019
Multicenter StudyRed blood cell transfusion in southern Finland from 2011 to 2016: a quality audit.
The current trends in RBC use and pre- and post-transfusion Hb levels were analysed to improve practice and to provide international comparison. ⋯ Consumption of RBCs has decreased despite aging population and increasing healthcare performance demands. The results indicate more rational and evidence-based RBC use. Nevertheless, the transfusion rate and pre- and post-transfusion Hb are still sufficiently high to enable more restrictive transfusion practice.