When and why is blood crossmatched?: A prospective survey of transfusion laboratory practice in two regions in the north of England

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-167

  Tinegate, H N ^a   Davies, T ^b   Elshaw, R J ^c   Jane, G ^d   Lyon, M ^a   Norfolk, D R ^a   Plews, D E ^e   Troy, C B ^a   Watson, D ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b Serious Hazards of Transfusion Scheme   (United Kingdom)

^c DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

crossmatch; error; haemovigilance; out of hours; SHOT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL; LABORATORY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77954737395     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2010.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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