Open AccessReport on errors in pretransfusion testing from a tertiary care center: A step toward transfusion safety
Author(s) -
Meena Sidhu,
Renu Meenia,
Naveen Akhter,
Vijay Sawhney,
Irm Yasmeen
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0973-6247.175402
Subject(s) - medicine , requisition , transfusion medicine , emergency medicine , blood transfusion , blood units , transfusion reaction , patient safety , sample (material) , matching (statistics) , near miss , medical emergency , health care , surgery , archaeology , economics , history , economic growth , chemistry , forensic engineering , chromatography , pathology , engineering
Errors in the process of pretransfusion testing for blood transfusion can occur at any stage from collection of the sample to administration of the blood component. The present study was conducted to analyze the errors that threaten patients' transfusion safety and actual harm/serious adverse events that occurred to the patients due to these errors.