Blood Transfusion in Hospitals

Practical Transfusion Medicine: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 231-250

  Knowles, Sue ^a   Poole, Geoff ^b  

^a EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Welsh Blood Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bar coded patient administration systems; Blood safety and quality regulations (BSQR); Detection of red cell antigen antibody reactions; Guidelines, algorithms and protocols; Hospital transfusion committee (HTC); Massive haemorrhage; Mistransfusion; Pre transfusion compatibility testing; Transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890284287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444311761.ch23     Document Type: Chapter

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