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Serious hazards of transfusion: evaluating the dangers of a wrong patient autologous salvaged blood in cardiac surgery.

Uramatsu M, Maeda H, Mishima S, et al. Serious hazards of transfusion: evaluating the dangers of a wrong patient autologous salvaged blood in cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022;17(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s13019-022-01931-6

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October 5, 2022
Uramatsu M, Maeda H, Mishima S, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022;17(1):182.
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Wrong-patient transfusion errors can lead to serious patient harm. This case report describes a blood transfusion error and summarizes the systems issues that emerged during the root case analysis, as well as the corrective steps implemented by the hospital to prevent future transfusion errors. A previous Spotlight Case featured a near-miss transfusion error and strategies for ensuring safe transfusion practices.

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Uramatsu M, Maeda H, Mishima S, et al. Serious hazards of transfusion: evaluating the dangers of a wrong patient autologous salvaged blood in cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022;17(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s13019-022-01931-6

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