Hospital‐based transfusion error tracking from 2005 to 2010: identifying the key errors threatening patient transfusion safety

Background This report provides a comprehensive analysis of transfusion errors occurring at a large teaching hospital and aims to determine key errors that are threatening transfusion safety, despite implementation of safety measures. Study Design and Methods Errors were prospectively identified from 2005 to 2010. Error data were coded on a secure online database called the T ransfusion E rror S urveillance S ystem. Errors were defined as any...