Barcode technology: its role in increasing the safety of blood transfusion.

C.L Turner; A.C Casbard; M.F Murphy

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Barcode technology: its role in increasing the safety of blood transfusion.

December 24, 2008

Turner CL, Casbard AC, Murphy MF. Transfusion (Paris). 2004;43(9).

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This study found that barcode patient identification technology provided an effective method of simplifying the transfusion process.

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