Reducing adverse events in blood transfusion.

Dorothy Stainsby; Joan Russell; Hannah Cohen; John Lilleyman

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Reducing adverse events in blood transfusion.

July 20, 2009

Stainsby D, Russell J, Cohen H, et al. Br J Haematol. 2005;131(1).

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The authors discuss how errors can occur during the process of blood transfusion and advocate for improved safety through reducing incompatible transfusions.

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