Variation between hospitals in rates of reported transfusion reactions: Is a high reporting rate an indicator of safer transfusion?

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-134

  Wiersum Osselton, J C ^a   van Tilborgh de Jong, A J W ^a   Zijlker Jansen, P Y ^a   van de Watering, L M G ^b   Brand, A ^b   van der Bom, J G ^b   Schipperus, M R ^a  

^a Dutch National Hemovigilance Office   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Haemovigilance; Hospital; Incorrect transfusion; Patient safety; Transfusion reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84872602717     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2012.01642.x     Document Type: Article

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