Wrong-patient blood transfusion error: leveraging technology to overcome human error in intraoperative blood component administration.

Nadia B. Hensley; Colleen G. Koch; Peter Pronovost; Bommy Hong Mershon; Joan Boyd; Susan Franklin; Dana Moore; Kristen Sheridan; Anne Steele; Tracey L. Stierer

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Wrong-patient blood transfusion error: leveraging technology to overcome human error in intraoperative blood component administration.

January 9, 2019

Hensley NB, Koch CG, Pronovost P, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45(3):190-198.

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Following a sentinel wrong-patient event, a multidisciplinary quality improvement team worked to enhance the safety of blood transfusion. The authors report significant improvement in protocol adherence following institution of barcoding and auditing via the electronic health record.

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