Variable pre-transfusion patient identification practices exist in the perioperative setting
2009
Purpose
The operating room (OR) has been identified by hemovigilance systems as a hospital area at high risk for transfusion errors. Where it was confirmed that transfusion products were being administered to the intended patient, we sought to determine the frequency that surgical patients’ identification (ID) bands were inaccessible, the procedures used to identify patients when ID bands were inaccessible, and the effect on pre-transfusion bedside checks when ID bands were inaccessible.
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