Background: Blood transfusions are one of the most common hospital procedures in the United States, often associated with adverse events, high costs, and limited availability [1-3]. Prior literature has shown that non-transfusion medicine physicians have poor to intermediate transfusion medicine knowledge (TMK) [4-7]. While physicians often use hemoglobin (Hgb) levels to determine when transfusion is [...]

Background: In the past 20 years, the “10/30” rule for blood transfusions has been replaced with conservative guidelines which have demonstrated improved patient outcomes and reduced overall healthcare costs. Hospitals across the country have enlisted transfusion subcommittees to review the appropriateness of blood transfusions. Within medical training, resident physicians rotate with different attendings who have [...]