"Error Detection and Reduction in Blood Banking."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, "Human error has been recognized as the most significant cause of morbidity and mortality in transfusion medicine. Errors have been defined as any unapproved deviation from standard operating procedure. Error management is a system to recognize errors, collect information about these events, analyze the information objectively, take action designed to prevent recurrence, and determine the success of those corrective measures. This article reviews a monitoring approach used by the authors, which includes a strong organizational structure, well-defined process parameters, personal training and...

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