QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PREVENTION OF IMMUN O-HEMOLYTIC INCIDENTS IN BLOOD-TRANSFUSION

Direct and indirect measures of the reliablity of the transfusion proc ess are described. These measures can be used to assess the improvemen t of the transfusion process with a view to preventing hemolytic incid ents. Quality assurance arrangements required by their use are made cl ear. The stress is put upon four points: processes must be formalised and standardised; quality audits must become a routine part of the tra nsfusion process; the system of error reporting must be extended to in clude all failures; anonymity must be insured to improve reporting.