Transfusion errors: causes, incidence, and strategies for prevention

Transfusion errors: causes, incidence, and strategies for prevention

Miss-transfusion of blood has become one of the leading causes of death related to blood transfusion. New technology is able to better prevent miss-transfusions than older methods. New computer-based technology is available and is very effective in preventing miss-transfusion of blood. Humans make e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current opinion in anaesthesiology 2014-12, Vol.27 (6), p.657-659
Hauptverfasser: Nuttall, Gregory A, Stubbs, James R, Oliver, Jr, William C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Humans
Incidence
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Medical Errors - statistics & numerical data
Risk Management - methods
Transfusion Reaction
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Zusammenfassung:Miss-transfusion of blood has become one of the leading causes of death related to blood transfusion. New technology is able to better prevent miss-transfusions than older methods. New computer-based technology is available and is very effective in preventing miss-transfusion of blood. Humans make errors. New technology can prevent those errors.
ISSN:0952-7907
1473-6500
DOI:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000136