Hemovigilance: An Effective Tool for Improving Transfusion Safety

One of the first international books on hemovigilance, this practical text offers guidance to improve the safety of blood transfusion and offers direction to help establish hemovigilance systems. Chapters focus on hemovigilance as a quality tool for transfusion and includes models for hemovigilance written to a structured template outlining elements such as evaluation, audit, implementation, training, and assessment. Criteria for reporting adverse events and reactions and competency assessment protocols are also provided for all staff involved in the transfusion process.