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How do we use the National Healthcare Safety Network for Hemovigilance in Massachusetts?
Background: Use of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) has been essential to the success of the Massachusetts Hemovigilance Program and has allowed for the timely identification of signals and trends over a defined population that correlate ...
O\u27Hearn, Lynne +1 more
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The importance of hemovigilance in the transmission of infectious diseases [PDF]
Hemovigilance is an organized system of surveillance throughout the transfusion chain intended to evaluate information in order to prevent the appearance or recurrence of adverse reactions related to the use of blood products.The aims of this study were to assess the late reporting of incidents related to possible seroconversion in respect to age ...
Martins, Paulo Roberto Juliano +5 more
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Background: Under-transfusion is an underreported entity within most hospitals and hemovigilance systems. While critical blood shortages are being reported more frequently, without incident codes to document instances of under-transfusion due to lack of
Andrzejewski, Chester, MD
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Background: Blood transfusion is a lifesaving procedure but has potential to cause adverse events. Hemovigilance is a program that ensures safety of transfusion reactions by monitoring every step of transfusion process from donor to recipient.
Rukhsana Chowdhary +2 more
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Donor Hemovigilance during Preparatory Plasmapheresis [PDF]
<b><i>Background: </i></b>Reports on unexpected donor events (UEs) during preparatory plasmapheresis (PPP) are scarce, and rarely consider technical UEs. <b><i>Methods: </i></b>Defined local and systemic UEs were graded by severity; technical UEs were not graded.
Ulrich, Diekamp +3 more
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A novel approach to bedside pretransfusion identity check of blood and its components: the Sandesh Positive-Negative protocol [PDF]
Background Blood component mistransfusion is generally due to preventable clerical errors, specifically pretransfusion misidentification of patient/blood unit at bedside.
Sandesh Udupi, Kriti Puri
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Hemovigilance: A new beginning in India
Hemovigilance plays an essential role in ensuring patient safety with regard to blood transfusions. The data generated through the hemovigilance system helps in framing important changes in the whole blood transfusion process which are useful for better patient safety.
Boparai, Jaspreet Kaur, Singh, Surjit
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BACKGROUND: Hemovigilance systems are considered a core component of quality control in transfusion practice. Clinicians play a pivotal role in the detection, reporting, investigation, and management of transfusion incidents.
Godawattage Dhanushka Arjuna Samaranayaka
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The monitoring of adverse reactions to blood donation: a multi-center analysis
Objective To investigate the establishment of multi-center haemovigilance (HV) and the monitoring of adverse reactions to blood donation (ARBD), in order to provide basis for the management of blood donors. Methods The operation of HV was investigated by
Aimin REN +18 more
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Background and Objectives: In transfusion practices, noncompliance with standard guidelines may lead to cause adverse events. Bedside assessment during and posttransfusion is equally important as overall transfusion-related precautions. The current study
Naveena Fatima +3 more
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