A national surveillance system for continuous monitoring of blood transfusion safety: German haemovigilance data
Philipp Berg,
Margarethe Heiden,
Susanne Müller
et al.
Abstract:Background and ObjectivesHaemovigilance (HV) systems aim to improve transfusion outcomes in patients and donor safety. An important question for blood regulators is how to ensure an effective HV system.Materials and MethodsWe retrospectively analysed the HV reports submitted to Paul‐Ehrlich‐Institut over the last two decades.ResultsBetween 2011 and 2020, 50.86 million units of blood components were used, and 8931 suspected serious donor and recipient adverse reactions (SARs), 874 serious adverse events (SAEs) … Show more
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