Monitoring errors in a blood bank immunohematology laboratory: Implementing strategies for safe blood transfusion

Background: Errors occurring at patient bedside during specimen collection are the most common causes of adverse outcomes. We planned this prospective study to estimate the incidence and nature of transfusion errors, identify the source, site of occurrence, and assess the underlying problems in the...

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Main Authors: Sudipta Sekhar Das, Ritam Chakrabarty, R U Zaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.gjtmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2468-8398;year=2017;volume=2;issue=2;spage=118;epage=123;aulast=Das