Radio frequency identification for prevention of bedside errors

Transfusion

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Dzik, Sunny ^b   MacPherson, Jim ^a  

^a America's Blood Centers   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAR CODE IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL CARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; TRANSFUSION RELATED ACUTE LUNG INJURY;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SAFETY;

EID: 34447620453     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01367.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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