Challenges and opportunities to prevent transfusion errors: A Qualitative Evaluation for Safer Transfusion (QUEST)

Transfusion

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1687-1695

  Heddle, Nancy M ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Fung, Mark ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hervig, Tor ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Szczepiorkowski, Zbigniew M ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Torretta, Lorella ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Arnold, Emmie ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Lane, Shannon ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Murphy, Michael F ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHECKLIST; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING STAFF; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865001813     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03514.x     Document Type: Article

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