Systems for monitoring transfusion risk

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-92

  Prinoth, Oswald ^a,b  

^a Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige   (Italy)

^b Servizio Aziendale di Immunoematologia e Trasfusionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haemovigilance; Transfusion safety; Transfusion related risk

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ALERTNESS; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; DATA ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MONITORING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; AWARENESS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FRANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 47749115344     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2008.0039-07     Document Type: Review

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