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Error traps in pediatric patient blood management in the perioperative period.
September 6, 2023
Tan GM, Murto K, Downey LA, et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023;33(8):609-619.
Blood management errors can lead to serious patient harm. This article highlights five patient safety risks during pediatric perioperative blood management (failure to recognize and treat preoperative anemia, failure to obtain informed consent regarding perioperative blood management, failure to consider specific intraoperative blood conservation techniques in children, failure to recognize massive hemorrhage, failure to prevent unnecessary transfusion). The authors discuss potential solutions to address these safety risks.
