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Hemovigilance data: An effective approach for evaluating bacterial protection systems for platelet transfusions

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Septic transfusion reactions due to bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates (PCs) are continually reported to hemovigilance (HV) programs.
Meshari I. Alabdullatif
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Hemovigilance: a system to improve the whole transfusion chain [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2013
Hemovigilance is used to track and reduce the occurrence of adverse events associated with blood donations(1). Hemovigilance programs have now been in existence for about 20 years after being developed in 1993 in France. Although it has emerged as a tool to improve transfusion safety, many countries and centers are still in the development stage and ...
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National Healthcare Safety Network biovigilance component : hemovigilance module surveillance protocol [PDF]

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Hemovigilance (HV) Module was created to implement national surveillance of transfusion-associated adverse events aimed at improving patient safety, minimizing morbidity and mortality of transfusion ...

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Reacciones transfusionales en el Hospital Docente Provincial “Comandante Faustino Pérez” de la provincia de Matanzas Transfusion reactions at “Comandante Faustino Pèrez” Provincial University Hospital in the province of Matanzas

Revista Cubana de Hematología, Inmunología y Hemoterapia, 2007
A partir del año 2003, en el Hospital Docente Provincial “Comandante Faustino Pérez” se inició el control y análisis de los efectos adversos de la transfusión de sangre, mediante el reporte y estudio de todas las reacciones transfusionales ...
Hilda M Silva Ballester, Mercedes Rojas Zúñiga, Ariadna González Lorenzo, José M Ballester Santovenia, Antonio Bencomo Hernández, María Elena Alfonso Valdés, Antonio Blanco García   +6 more
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Blood Transfusion Service in Nepal

Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine
In Nepal, Blood Transfusion Service-related activities have been initiated in a nationally co-ordinated way. The National Blood programme is established under the National Blood Transfusion Policy.
Rekha Manandhar Shrestha
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Hemotherapy and hemovigilance at the Icoaraci Emergency Care Unit, Belém, Pará

Introduction: The use of blood and its components (blood components) has its supply directly related to voluntary and altruistic donation, which the Unified Health System (SUS) has a service with an expensive practice and hemovigilance guarantees the ...
Orenzio Soler, Ronaldo Lucas do Nascimento Correa, MARCIA MARIA RIBEIRO BASILIO, HAILA KELLI DOS SANTOS VIEIRA, Joelma da Conceição Foicinha, Adriellen Saraí de Lima Gonçalves   +5 more
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Monitoring adverse blood transfusion reactions at a tertiary care hospital in Haryana: A haemovigilance study

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Background: Hemovigilance stands as a fundamental necessity for the safe transfusion practice. It is an essential component of quality management in transfusion.
Anugya Kushwaha, Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj, Pawan Singh, Naveen Kumar, Navin Budania, Siddharth Ahuja   +5 more
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Donor Hemovigilance: Need of the Hour

Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion, 2015
Delayed off site adverse donor reactions are rare. Here we report a donor who presented with pain and swelling in right shoulder after an off site injury. Evaluation revealed fracture clavicle. These delayed reactions can be mitigated by donor hemovigilance.
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Pilot study to understand and compare challenges being faced in reporting of transfusion reactions in various types of blood banks enrolled under Haemovigilance Programme of India

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
BACKGROUND: Hemovigilance has become one of the important quality check systems of blood transfusion process, but under/non-reporting of transfusion-associated adverse reactions despite the presence of reporting systems emphasize the need to understand ...
Rayaz Ahmad Bhat, Vishal Tiwari, Satyajeet Singh, Ruchi Rao, Akash Chaudhary, Akanksha Bisht   +5 more
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Retrospective evaluation of adverse transfusion reactions following blood product transfusion from a tertiary care hospital: A preliminary step towards hemovigilance

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2013
Background: The goal of hemovigilance is to increase the safety and quality of blood transfusion. Identification of the adverse reactions will help in taking appropriate steps to reduce their incidence and make blood transfusion process as safe as ...
Praveen Kumar, Rakesh Thapliyal, Poonam Coshic, Kabita Chatterjee   +3 more
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