Audit of International Intraoperative Hemotherapy and Blood Loss Documentation
Audit of International Intraoperative Hemotherapy and Blood Loss Documentation
The investigator hypotheses anesthetic records do not contain detailed information on hemotherapy and blood loss estimation. Therefore anesthetic records will be collected from different institutions and analyzed for items concerning hemotherapy contained.
The anaesthetic record is the primary way anesthetists document and communicate information regarding hemotherapy. Records vary in content and design. Several organizations published recommendations, but perioperative hemotherapy is not sufficiently detailed for the purpose.
Anesthetic records will be analyzed for 20 defined hemotherapy and monitoring items by two independent investigators. Disagreements will be resolved by a the principle investigator.
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Frankfurt, North Rhine-Westphalia 60598, Germany