Challenges in reliable preoperative blood ordering: A qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Presurgical blood orders are important for patient safety during surgery, but excess orders can be costly to patients and the healthcare system. We aimed to assess clinician perceptions on the presurgical blood ordering process and perceived barriers to reliable decision-making.

Methods

This descriptive qualitative study was conducted at a single large academic medical center. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners working in preoperative assessment clinics, and transfusion medicine physicians to assess perceptions of current blood ordering processes. Interview responses were analyzed using an inductive open coding approach followed by thematic analysis.

Results

Twenty-three clinic

SUBMITTER: Yang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11928323 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature