Hemovigilance : an effective tool for improving transfusion safety / edited by René R.P. De Vries, Jean-Claude Faber.

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Publication details: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 380 pages :) : illustrationsContent type:

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9781118338179
1118338170
9781118338063
0470655275
9780470655276
9781283542449
1283542447
1118338065
9781118338063

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pt. 1. General introduction -- pt. 2. Hemovigilance of the blood transfusion chain (blood establishment and hospital) -- pt. 3. National or regional hemovigilance systems -- pt. 4. Hemovigilance at the international level -- pt. 5. Achievements -- pt. 6. Developments.

Summary: * Hemovigilance is a "quality process" which aims to improve quality and increase safety of blood transfusion, by surveying all activities of the blood transfusion chain, from donors to recipients. Hemovigilance programmes have now been in existence for over 15 years, but many countries and centers are still at the development stage. This valuable resource brings together the main elements of such programmes and shows the different types of models available. A general introduction includes Chapters on hemovigilance as a quality tool for transfusion as well as concepts of and models for hemovigi.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

* Hemovigilance is a "quality process" which aims to improve quality and increase safety of blood transfusion, by surveying all activities of the blood transfusion chain, from donors to recipients. Hemovigilance programmes have now been in existence for over 15 years, but many countries and centers are still at the development stage. This valuable resource brings together the main elements of such programmes and shows the different types of models available. A general introduction includes Chapters on hemovigilance as a quality tool for transfusion as well as concepts of and models for hemovigi.

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