Root cause analysis of non-infectious transfusion complications and the lessons learnt

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-117

  Karim, Farheen ^a   Moiz, Bushra ^a   Shamsuddin, Naseem ^a   Naz, Safia ^a   Khurshid, Mohammad ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Blood transfusion; Non infectious complications; Root cause analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEBRILE NON HEMOLYTIC TRANSFUSION REACTION; FEVER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HYPOTENSION; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TRANSFUSION ASSOCIATED CIRCULATORY OVERLOAD; TRANSFUSION ASSOCIATED DYSPNEA; TRANSFUSION RELATED ACUTE LUNG INJURY; URTICARIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYTOLOGY; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAKISTAN;

BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84897023306     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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