Open AccessAdministration Safety of Blood Products - Lessons Learned from a National Registry for Transfusion and Hemotherapy Practice
Author(s) -
Thomas Frietsch,
Daffyd Thomas,
Michael Schöler,
Birgit Fleiter,
Martin Schipplick,
Michael Spannagl,
Ralf Knels,
Xuân Bách Nguyễn
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transfusion medicine and hemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1660-3818
pISSN - 1660-3796
DOI - 10.1159/000453320
Subject(s) - hemotherapy , medicine , blood transfusion , administration (probate law) , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine , surgery , political science , law
Compared to blood component safety, the administration of blood may not be as safe as intended. The German Interdisciplinary Task Force for Clinical Hemotherapy (IAKH) specialized registry for administration errors of blood products was chosen for a detailed analysis of reports.