Improving transfusion safety: implementation of a comprehensive computerized bar code-based tracking system for detecting and preventing errors.
Askeland RW, McGrane S, Levitt JS, et al. Improving transfusion safety: implementation of a comprehensive computerized bar code-based tracking system for detecting and preventing errors. Transfusion (Paris). 2008;48(7):1308-1317. doi:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01668.x.
Bar coding systems have been shown to decrease medication errors. In this study, implementation of a bar code system reduced preventable transfusion errors.