Effectiveness of Provider Education Followed by Computerized Provider Order Entry Alerts in Reducing Inappropriate Red Blood Cell Transfusion

Table 1

Distribution of male and female patients by location.

Location/Gender	Pre-Study Group (Jan–Dec 2014)		Study Group (Apr 2015–Sep 2016)
	Total	% of Total	Total	% of Total
Acute Care	3264	54.7%	4897	52.5%
Female	1861	57.0%	2788	56.9%
Male	1403	43.0%	2109	43.1%
Critical Care	2011	33.7%	3135	33.6%
Female	921	45.8%	1329	42.4%
Male	1090	54.2%	1806	57.6%
Other	688	11.5%	1299	13.9%
Female	358	52.0%	678	52.2%
Male	330	48.0%	621	47.8%
Grand Total	5963	100.0%	9331	100.0%
Female	3140	52.7%	4536	48.6%
Male	2823	47.3%	4795	51.4%