Blood transfusion safety: patients at risk from human errors

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British Journal of Hospital MedicineVol. 74, No. 10 EditorialBlood transfusion safety: patients at risk from human errorsPaula HB Bolton-MaggsPaula HB Bolton-MaggsSearch for more papers by this authorPaula HB Bolton-MaggsPublished Online:18 Nov 2013https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2013.74.10.544AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Berwick D, National Advisory Group on The Safety of Patients In England (2013) A promise to learn - a commitment to act: improving the safety of patients in England. www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/226703/Berwick_Report.pdf (accessed 15 August 2013) Google ScholarBolton-Maggs P Poles D, Watt A, Cohen H, Thomas D (2013) The Annual SHOT Report 2012. www.shotuk.org/shot-reports/report-summary-and-supplement-2012/ (accessed 12 July 2013) Google ScholarFrancis R (2013) Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Enquiry. www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/report (accessed 22 June 2013) Google ScholarHaynes AB Weiser TG Berry WRet al. (2009) A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. N Engl J Med 360: 491–9 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarNational Comparative Audit Programme (2012) National Comparative Audit of Blood Transfusion - 2011 Audit of use of Blood in Adult Medical Patients. http://hospital.blood.co.uk/library/pdf/Medical_Use_Audit_Part_1_Report.pdf (accessed 15 August 2013) Google ScholarVillanueva C Colomo A Bosch Aet al. (2013) Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. N Engl J Med 368: 11–21 Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byCreation and validation of a checklist for blood transfusion in children1 December 2018 | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol. 71, No. 6Transfusion monitoring: care practice analysis in a public teaching hospitalEinstein (São Paulo), Vol. 14, No. 1 1 October 2013Volume 74Issue 10ISSN (print): 1750-8460ISSN (online): 1759-7390 Metrics History Published online 18 November 2013 Published in print 1 October 2013 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download