• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Dec 2014

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    Transfusion errors: causes, incidence, and strategies for prevention.

    • Gregory A Nuttall, James R Stubbs, and William C Oliver.
    • aDepartment of Anesthesiology bDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
    • Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2014 Dec 1;27(6):657-9.

    Purpose Of ReviewMiss-transfusion of blood has become one of the leading causes of death related to blood transfusion. New technology is able to better prevent miss-transfusions than older methods.Recent FindingsNew computer-based technology is available and is very effective in preventing miss-transfusion of blood.SummaryHumans make errors. New technology can prevent those errors.

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