Enhanced feedback interventions to promote evidence-based blood transfusion guidance and reduce unnecessary use of blood components: the AFFINITIE research programme including two cluster factorial RCTs

• Main Authors: Robbie Foy (Author), Fabiana Lorencatto (Author), Rebecca Walwyn (Author), Amanda Farrin (Author), Jill Francis (Author), Natalie Gould (Author), Stephen McIntyre (Author), Riya Patel (Author), James Smith (Author), Camilla During (Author), Suzanne Hartley (Author), Robert Cicero (Author), Liz Glidewell (Author), John Grant-Casey (Author), Megan Rowley (Author), Alison Deary (Author), Nicholas Swart (Author), Stephen Morris (Author), Michelle Collinson (Author), Lauren Moreau (Author), Jon Bird (Author), Susan Michie (Author), Jeremy M Grimshaw (Author), Simon J Stanworth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Blood transfusion is a common but costly treatment. Repeated national audits in the UK suggest that up to one-fifth of transfusions are unnecessary when judged against recommendations for good clinical practice. Audit and feedback seeks to improve patient care and outcomes by comparing c...