TABLE 12.
Hospital policies and practices to enhance safety of recipient of blood or blood components, 2015 and 2017
| 2017 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | n / N | Percent | n / N | |
| Transfusion Safety Officer (TSO) on staff | 19.3% | (448/2319) | 16.2% | (305/1885) |
| Data on sample collection error | 82.9% | (1931/2330) | 83.8% | (1571/1875) |
| Program to treat patients who refused blood components for religious, cultural, or personal reasons | 73.5% | (1697/2310) | 71.6% | (1332/1860) |