Hemovigilance, 1st Edition, 9780470655276
Hardcover
A practical guide to improve the safety of blood transfusion and help set up haemovigilance systems * Raise awareness of criteria for reporting adverse events and reactions * Aid competency assessments for all staff involved in the transfusion process .

Hemovigilance, 1st Edition

an effective tool for improving transfusion safety

$390.30

  • Hardcover

    392 pages

  • Release Date

    30 August 2012

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Summary

* Hemovigilance is a “quality process” which aims to improve quality and increase safety of blood transfusion, by surveying all activities of the blood transfusion chain, from donors to recipients.

Hemovigilance programmes have now been in existence for over 15 years, but many countries and centers are still at the development stage. This valuable resource brings together the main elements of such programmes and shows the different types of models available. A general introduction i…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780470655276
ISBN-10:0470655275
Author:Jean-Claude Faber, René R.P. De Vries
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:Wiley-Blackwell
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:392
Edition:1st
Release Date:30 August 2012
Weight:1.00kg
Dimensions:254mm x 193mm x 23mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“This is a thoroughly fascinating read and will make you eager to implement or enhance your current hemovigilance efforts. I recommend it.” ( Doody’s , 26 April 2013)

“This is a thoroughly fascinating read and will make you eager to implement or enhance your current hemovigilance efforts. I recommend it.” (Doody’s, 26 April 2013)

About The Author

Jean-Claude Faber

Professor René R.P. De Vries, Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands and President of the European Haemovigilance Network.

Dr Jean Claude Faber, Director of the Blood Transfusion Service, Luxembourg Red Cross, Luxembourg.The editors are experts in the field of haemovigilance. Both are members of the Board of the International Haemovigilance Network (IHN) and of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Working Party on Haemovigilance.

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