Open AccessRetrospective evaluation of adverse transfusion reactions following blood product transfusion from a tertiary care hospital: A preliminary step towards hemovigilance
Author(s) -
Praveen Kumar,
Rakesh Mohan Thapliyal,
Poonam Coshic,
Kabita Chatterjee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.115564
Subject(s) - medicine , blood bank , adverse effect , blood product , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , blood transfusion , transfusion reaction , emergency medicine , surgery , physics , optics
The goal of hemovigilance is to increase the safety and quality of blood transfusion. Identification of the adverse reactions will help in taking appropriate steps to reduce their incidence and make blood transfusion process as safe as possible.