The EASTR study: a new approach to determine the reasons for transfusion in epidemiological studies.

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Previous studies of blood use have used different methods to obtain and classify transfusion indications. Before undertaking a national study of transfusion recipients, a pilot study was performed over 2 months at two teaching and two district general hospitals to match information from hospital transfusion laboratories with clinical coding data from the hospital's Patients Administration System to determine the indication for transfusion in 2468 recipients. Data analysis revealed major limit...

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Authors: Llewelyn, C; Wells, A; Amin, M; Casbard, A; Johnson, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England)
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 89-98
• Publication date: 2009-04-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2009.00911.x
• EISSN: 1365-3148
• ISSN: 0958-7578
• Language: English
• Keywords: Algorithms; Methods; Blood Transfusion; Epidemiologic Studies; Pilot Projects; Data Collection; Patient Selection; International Classification of Diseases; Humans; Diagnosis