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Review
. 2010 Dec;17(5-6):386-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.tracli.2010.09.167. Epub 2010 Nov 2.

[Patient safety and root cause analysis]

[Article in French]
Y Auroy  1 , G Andreu, J P Aullen, D Benhamou, C Caldani, N Canivet, C de Lardemelle, F Desroys du Roure, A François, M Gruber, I Sandid, C Linget, B Loulière, M Perrin, D Rebibo, X Richomme, X Tinard
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[Patient safety and root cause analysis]

[Article in French]
Y Auroy et al. Transfus Clin Biol. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Safety in the field of transfusion medicine has greatly improved in France. The risk of viral transmission has decreased by a factor greater than 1500 within the last 20 years. In comparison, the risk related to ABO error has decreased only by half. The reporting of critical incidents, which occur at any step of the transfusion procedure is now mandatory in France and is subject to an in-depth analysis, using methods close to that used in aviation safety. The goal of these analyses is to better understand human factors in order to implement more adequate prevention measures.

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