[Documents and transfusion acts: heterogeneous practices]

Blood transfusion is currently a delegated medical act in patient care services. Blood transfusion safety depends on the strict respect of processes from the prescription of blood products and required patient immuno-hematology exams to the administration of blood products and follow-up of the patient. We conducted a survey among haemovigilance correspondents to establish the documents needed to practice blood transfusion. Blood products delivery depends on the hospitals local organizations and blood products traceability relies on hospitals levels of computerization. We notice heterogeneous practices. Consequently, an updating of the December 15th 2003 circular relative to the transfusion act seems necessary and could thus lead to blood transfusions homogenous practices.