Table 2 Knowledge, awareness of bloodless medicine and sources of information
Variables | Frequency (n = 322) | Percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|
Awareness of bloodless medicine | ||
 Yes | 169 | 52.5 |
 No | 153 | 47.5 |
Sources of information on bloodless medicine | ||
 Radio/TV | 16 | 9.5 |
 Internet | 65 | 38.5 |
 Workshop | 22 | 13.0 |
 Books/health publications | 27 | 16.0 |
 A fellow nurse | 39 | 23.1 |
Definition of bloodless medicine | ||
 Treatment of patients with only plasma components of blood | 13 | 4.1 |
 Treatment of patients without packed red blood cell | 32 | 9.9 |
 Treatment of patient with only his/her own blood | 11 | 3.3 |
 Clinical care without allogeneic blood transfusion | 146 | 45.5 |
 Don’t know | 120 | 37.2 |
Alternatives to blood transfusion | ||
 Yes | 290 | 90.08 |
 No | 32 | 9.92 |
Which alternative do you know? | ||
 Iron treatment | 257 | 79.8 |
 Food supplements | 204 | 63.3 |
 Antifibrinolytics | – | – |
 Hormonal therapy | 38 | 11.9 |
 Coagulation factor | 15 | 4.6 |