Table IV.

Remote assignment of blood components.

Question	Yes (n∘-%)
Do you use remote assignment of blood components in your centre?	52–29%
Do you use specific or remote control software?
- Specific	39–71%
- Remote control	12–23%
- No answer	1–2%
Do you use this modality:
- Always	8–15%
- Only for urgent requests during out-of-routine hours	12–23%
- For urgent requests during out-of-routine hours and when considered opportune	30–58%
- No answer	2–4%
Which professional figure is responsible for remote blood assignment?
- A Blood Bank physician	34–65%
- A Blood Bank graduate, who is not necessarily a physician (e.g. a biologist)	17–33%
- A physician or graduate from wards other than the Blood Bank	1–2%
During remote blood assignment, is the person responsible:
- In the hospital, away from the site of the transfusion request	26–50%
- At home	12–23%
- In a different hospital or at home, depending on the hours	13–25%
- No answer	1–2%
During remote blood assignment, is the person responsible able to:
- Evaluate the request’s appropriateness	47–90%
- Evaluate the patient’s transfusion history	46–88%
- During remote blood assignment, is the person responsible able to see the images of tests?	48–92%
During remote blood assignment, who provides the manual skills for pre-transfusion tests:
- A Blood Bank technician	42–81%
- A technician who is not from the Blood Bank	1–2%
- Either a Blood Bank or a non-Blood Bank technician	9–17%
During remote blood assignment out of routine hours, is the technician:
- On-call, inside the hospital	17–33%
- On-call, at home	34–65%
- No answer	1–2%
Do you have written procedures to be followed in the case the system crashes?	48–92%
Does the system have digital signature software?	23–44%
Do you consider that the system complies with legislation on the protection of privacy?	48–92%