Open AccessImproving blood safety: Errors management in transfusion medicine
Author(s) -
Nevenka Bujandrić,
Jasmina Grujić,
Mirjana M. Krga-Milanović
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1406384b
Subject(s) - medicine , transfusion medicine , blood transfusion , intensive care medicine , transfusion reaction , blood management , medical emergency , emergency medicine , surgery
The concept of blood safety includes the entire transfusion chain starting with the collection of blood from the blood donor, and ending with blood transfusion to the patient. The concept involves quality management system as the systematic monitoring of adverse reactions and incidents regarding the blood donor or patient. Monitoring of near-miss errors show the critical points in the working process and increase transfusion safety.