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Blood Transfusion - 4 2015 (October - December) |
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Transfusion safety from the viewpoint of a musical quintet |
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Authors:
Olivier Garraud, Jean-Daniel Tissot, Jean-Claude Osselaer, Gilles Folléa, Jean-Paul Vernant, Jean-Jacques Lefrère |
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Pages:
687 |
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To cite this article:
Blood Transfus 2015; 13: 687 |
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Doi:
10.2450/2015.0297-14 |
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Published online:
29/01/2015 |
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Dear Sir,
The former paradigm in transfusion safety was centred on the risk of infections, but this risk is now chiefly restricted to high infectious risk/high poverty areas, and/or linked to human activity, global warming and globalisation1. While no longer the major threat, the remaining infectious risks necessitate strict vigilance programmes, a strategy that now appears to be shared with societal and political stakeholders. Within the new paradigm in transfusion safety, the cornerstone has become a secure supply, to ensure that a robust blood component inventory is built -based on patients' needs- and that the products are distributed according to high quality standards, which comprise constant controls, traceability, surveillance and reporting. [...] |
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