Errors in transfusion: Causes and measures to avoid them

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1075-1077

  Franchini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABO compatibility; hemolysis; transfusion reaction; transfusion safety

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SHORT SURVEY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955436584     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.178     Document Type: Short Survey

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