Barcode technology: its role in increasing the safety of blood transfusion
- 15 August 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 43 (9), 1200-1209
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00428.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Incorrect blood component transfusion is the most frequent serious incident associated with transfusion. Errors responsible for these incidents frequently involve patient misidentificati...Keywords
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