Preventing blood transfusion failures: FMEA, an effective assessment method.
Najafpour Z, Hasoumi M, Behzadi F, et al. Preventing blood transfusion failures: FMEA, an effective assessment method. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017;17(1):453. doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2380-3.
Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is a tool that facilitates prospective risk assessment and is frequently used to assess the risk of various processes in health care. The authors describe the use of FMEA at a single institution to improve the safety of the blood transfusion process.