Patient safety challenges in a case study hospital - Of relevance for transfusion processes?

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-172

  Aase, Karina ^a   Høyland, Sindre ^a   Olsen, Espen ^a   Wiig, Siri ^a   Nilsen, Stein Tore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NORWAY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEAMWORK; TRANSFUSION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; NORWAY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 53049106582     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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