Errors in ABO labeling of deceased donor kidneys: case reports and approach to ensuring patient safety.

A.L Friedman; K.C Lee; G.D Lee

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Errors in ABO labeling of deceased donor kidneys: case reports and approach to ensuring patient safety.

January 10, 2007

Friedman AL, Lee KC, Lee GD. American Journal of Transplantation. 2006;7(2).

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The authors describe a six-step confirmation process for blood type labeling on donor kidneys and illustrate its use in three cases where the process caught a near miss.

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