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Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse blood requisition forms sent by clinicians in a tertiary care hospital to the transfusion service to ascertain their completeness and correctness. A secondary objective was to study the effect of continuing medical education (CME) in a hospital setting on clinician's behaviour regarding the importance of details that ought to be mentioned on blood requisition forms. Background: Transfusion audits are useful tools in the evaluation and education of those requesting blood components. Methods/Materials: This was a prospective, observational study conducted in the department of Transfusion Medicine at a tertiary‐level healthcare centre from June 2019 to December 2019. The study was divided into two phases: pre‐CME (P1) and post‐CME (P2). In both phases, an audit for assessing completeness and correctness of blood requisition forms, which were divided into four sections, was performed. A scoring system was devised to compare both phases. Results: In the P1 phase, 45.77% of the blood requisition form entries were complete and correct; 23.45% of incomplete entries were generated by emergency and trauma. In the P2 phase, 76.75% of the blood requisition form entries were complete and correct; 35.09% of the incomplete entries were generated by obstetrics and gynaecology. Complete and correct entries increased from 45.7% (P1) to 76.75% (P2). Scores of P1 were found to be lower than scores of P2 for all four sections. Cumulative mean score for P1 (20687) was found to be significantly lower than the mean score for P2 (30870). Conclusion: Audit and CME regarding different aspects of transfusion medicine practices play a major role in the improvement of transfusion practices in hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: The primary aim was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of employees (medical, paramedical and other hospital staff) towards blood donation and transfusion practices in a tertiary care hospital. A secondary objective was to assess and interpret the effect of an educational module on improvement in the KAP of employees in a hospital setting. Background: For satisfactory practices, it is essential to initiate KAP studies. Methods/materials: This was a prospective, observational study conducted among hospital staff (clinical and non‐clinical) from January to December 2019. The study was divided into two phases: pre‐educational module (P1) and post‐educational module (P2). In both phases, a questionnaire was distributed. Knowledge was assessed by 30 questions, attitude by 20 questions and practice by 30 questions. If any individual had unsatisfactory scores in both the P1 and P2 phases (scores <40; 50%), they had to participate in a mandatory certificate course. Results: A total of 180 individuals participated in the P1 and 172 participated in the P2 phase. Mean score for practice (0.471) was better than that for attitude (0.447) and knowledge (0.43). Factors associated with good scores were younger age group, more than 5 years of employment and clinical field of study. The total score for KAP increased, and a statistically significant difference (P‐value <.05) was observed between P1 and P2 scores. Of 172 participants, 27 were asked to attend the 2‐week certificate course due to unsatisfactory scores (score < 40) in both P1 and P2 phases. These 27 participants required attending this certificate course a mean of 1.67 ± 0.83 times to obtain satisfactory scores. Conclusion: Educational intervention is an important tool for improving KAP among not only physicians but hospital staff as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]