What is the use of hemovigilance?

The French Blood Agency has developed a national system of surveillance and alert, from blood collection to the follow-up of the recipients, called haemovigilance. The French haemovigilance network is now operational, and aims at detecting, gathering and analysing unexpected or undesirable effects a...

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Published in:Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Société française de transfusion sanguine 1998-12, Vol.5 (6), p.415-421
Main Authors: Quaranta, J F, Canivet, N
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Blood Banks - legislation & jurisprudence
Blood Banks - organization & administration
Blood Banks - standards
Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration
Contact Tracing
Forms and Records Control
France - epidemiology
Humans
Infection - epidemiology
Infection - transmission
Medical Errors
Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration
Risk Management - legislation & jurisprudence
Risk Management - organization & administration
Transfusion Reaction
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Summary:The French Blood Agency has developed a national system of surveillance and alert, from blood collection to the follow-up of the recipients, called haemovigilance. The French haemovigilance network is now operational, and aims at detecting, gathering and analysing unexpected or undesirable effects associated with transfusion in order to remedy their causes and prevent their recurrence. Thanks to 1) traceability of blood products from donors to recipients, 2) spontaneous reports of transfusion adverse events, and 3) rigorous management of information related to the transfusion process, haemovigilance effectively contributes to blood transfusion safety.
ISSN:1246-7820