Table.

Effect of education on compliance with guidelines at transfusion

	Correct procedures			Compliance
	Before education (n=148)	After education (n=166)		% before education	% after education	% improvement	P value*
Identity checked by two people	148	166		100	100	0	>0.05
Identity checked at bedside	93	166		63	100	37	<0.0001
Verification of component and prescription	147	166		99	100	1	>0.05
Verbal identification of patient	53†	119†		46	98	52	<0.0001
Verification of identity band	89	160		60	96	36	<0.0001
Baseline observations made	61	153		41	92	51	<0.0001
Regular observations made during transfusion	54‡	208‡		25	65	40	<0.0001

^*Fisher's exact test. 

^†Total observations=114 before education and 122 after education. 

^‡Total observations=218 before education and 319 after education.