Acute blood transfusion reactions in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan - an initiative towards haemovigilance.

Munira BorhanyN AnwarH TariqN FatimaA ArshadI NaseerT Shamsi

Published in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2018)

The low incidence indicates underreporting and the need for a formal haemovigilance system. International benchmarking between different medical systems is helpful to identify areas in the transfusion process that have to be changed to improve transfusion safety.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
liver failure
sickle cell disease
quality improvement
healthcare
respiratory failure
risk factors
acute kidney injury
drug induced
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation