Prevention in Transfusion Medicine
Journal Title: Biomedicine & Prevention - Year 2016, Vol 2016, Issue 0
Abstract
Blood transfusion is a life-saving therapeutic option but is also associated with significant risks or hazard. For this reason it is necessary to stress the importance of prevention of reaction of ABO major-incompatibility, adverse transfusion reactions and transmission of infective diseases by blood components. Recently many developed countries have promoted safe transfusion practices through hemovigilance programs by reporting of transfusion reactions. These programs aim to detect and analyze untoward effects of blood transfusion in order to correct the causes and prevent their recurrence.
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Gaspare Adorno, Cecilia Bonchi
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