Hemovigilance An Effective Tool for Improving Transfusion Safety
, by De Vries, René; R. P.; Faber, Jean-Claude
- ISBN: 9780470655276 | 0470655275
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 9/17/2012
Haemovigilance is a "quality process" with the aim to improve quality and increase safety of blood transfusion, taking into account that haemovigilance covers and surveys all activities of the blood transfusion chain, from donors to recipients. Haemovigilance is indispensable when it comes to safety and quality of blood transfusions. Within the European Union, the European Blood Directive requires haemovigilance in each Member State: the intention has been to rely on the existing or developing national systems. There are significant differences in haemovigilance around the world, in terms of definition, organisational schemes, state of development and implementation. These differences are more pronounced outside the EU: in some countries, even basic traceability causes a problem, while in others systems similar as the most developed ones in the EU are implemented. This will be the first international book on haemovigilance that brings all these issues together in one definitive reference source. Haemovigilance is a cutting edge topic with broad appeal. Haemovigilance programmes have now been in existence for nearly 15 years, but many countries are still at the development stage, including the USA. The Textbook of Hemovigilance will be a valuable resource, bringing together the main elements of such programmes and showing the different types of models available. The main chapters will cover haemovigilance as a quality tool for transfusion; models for haemovigilance written to a structured template (e.g evaluation, audit, implementation, training and assessment); haemovigilance in hospitals and national offices; establishing haemovigilance systems; products and processes; monitoring and evaluation; improvement; education and training.
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