Blood Transfusion Audit in Tertiary Care Hospital Blood Bank

Abstract

Blood transfusion is lifesaving procedure in critical conditions like road accidents, postpartum hemorrhage etc. hence the rational and appropriate use of blood and blood products is very essential step to save life of many patients with available blood products in any blood bank. The purpose of a transfusion audit is to determine the appropriateness of blood transfusion practices, and provide data for the improvement of blood transfusion services. For the rational use of blood, it is essential to collect information about existing blood transfusion practices. In this study, an attempt was made to analyze and study the pattern of blood utilization among the various medical and surgical specialties of tertiary care hospital. A study was conducted on all the blood requisition forms received at the blood bank of tertiary care hospital during the period January 2017 to December 2021. The records of the blood issued to the patients were studied. Out of total 14028 units cross-matched, 6374 units (45.43%) were issued. Out of total 14028 requests, 5009 were for single unit of which 1480 units (29.54 %) were utilized. The transfusion committee in the hospital should conduct regular audits in order to achieve utmost efficiency and numerous benefits, in terms of workload, cost, errors of transfusion and betterment in patient services. It should develop and amend the policies time to time to abolish inappropriate transfusion practices.