Blood Product Safety

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

Blood product safety has been an improving area of focus for many countries over recent decades. The World Health Organization promotes efforts for improving access to safe transfusion and safe blood products across the world. Safety of blood products begins with blood donor recruitment and includes:

  • Emphasis on pre-donation information;
  • Blood component collection, preparation, and testing;
  • Post-donation information collection;
  • Labeling of the blood products for distribution;
  • Handling of blood products in the hospital inventory;
  • Blood transfusion into the patient by hospital staff; and
  • Culminating with hemovigilance and clinical quality improvement to ensure patient safety and to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with blood transfusion.

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