Nearly two decades using the check-type to prevent ABO-incompatible transfusions: One institution's experience

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 422-426

  Figueroa, Priscilla I ^a   Ziman, Alyssa ^b   Wheeler, Christine ^c   Gornbein, Jeffrey ^b   Monson, Michael ^b   Calhoun, Loni ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ABO incompatible transfusion; Blood typing; Check type; Miscollected sample; Sample identification; Specimen collection errors; Transfusion errors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEVICE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RISK REDUCTION; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

EID: 33748351819     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/C6U7VP87GC030WMG     Document Type: Article

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