Documenting a transfusion: How well is it done?

Transfusion

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 568-572

  Rock, Gail ^a   Berger, Ray ^b   Filion, Diane ^b   Touche, Donna ^b   Neurath, Doris ^b   Wells, George ^b   ElSaadany, Susie ^b   Afzal, Mohammed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947383340     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01157.x     Document Type: Review

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