Blood Transfusion

Research on Blood Transfusion Discussed by Scientists at Makerere University

Published in Blood Weekly, April 7th, 2011

2011 APR 7 -- Investigators publish new data in the report 'Informed consent in blood transfusion: knowledge and administrative issues in Uganda hospitals.' According to a study from Kampala, Uganda, "Blood as a transplant is not free of risks. Clinicians and patients ought to know the parameters of a transfusion informed consent."

"A mixed methodology to explore patients' and clinicians' knowledge and opinions of administration and strategies to improve the transfusion informed consent process was conducted. The clinicians' level of knowledge was limited to provision of information about and the right to consent to a transfusion. They disagreed on...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2011-04-07)

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