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

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BACKGROUND: One of the most frequent causes of transfusion-associated morbidity or mortality is the transfusion of the wrong blood to the wrong patient. This problem persists in spite of the incorporation of numerous procedures into the pretransfusion checking process in an effort to improve patient safety. A qualitative study was undertaken to understand this process from the perspective of those who administer blood products and to identify concerns and suggestions to improve safety. STUDY...

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Authors: Heddle, N; Fung, M; Hervig, T; Szczepiorkowski, Z; Torretta, L

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Transfusion
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1687-1695
• Publication date: 2012-08-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03514.x
• EISSN: 1537-2995
• ISSN: 0041-1132
• Language: English
• Keywords: Outpatients; Nursing Staff; Staff Development; Safety Management; Internationality; Blood Group Incompatibility; Humans; BEST Collaborative; Checklist; Patient Identification Systems; Focus Groups; Blood Transfusion; Medical Errors; Inpatients