Blood and blood products transfusion errors: what can we do to improve patient safety?
Evidence suggests that blood transfusion errors tend to occur because of an external stimulus, limiting control for the professional administering it. Whether it be cognitive bias, human traits, organisational or human factors, errors should be prevented because they put the safety of the patient at...
| Published in: | British Journal of Nursing Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 326 - 333 |
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| Format: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
4/6/2023
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