Enhancing a blood transfusion platform with clinic decision support component to better assure patient safety

Hsiang Fen Lai, Hui Tzu Yeh, Wen Ray Lee, Li Chun Hsiao, Hsin Tsung Ho, Polun Chang*

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Abstract

Blood transfusion is an important but complex and high-risky clinical procedure. Any error could cause serious injuries to patients. To better assure the procedure safety, we enhancing our home-made blood transfusion platform with new clinic decision support components to assure patient's identity and to inform clinicians of any event in time. So far, our transfusion incidence case has been reduced to 0 from 9 before the system implemented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNursing Informatics 2016 - eHealth for All
Subtitle of host publicationEvery Level Collaboration - From Project to Realization
EditorsWalter Sermeus, Patrick Weber, Paula M. Procter
PublisherIOS Press
Pages844-845
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781614996576
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event13th International Conference on Nursing Informatics, NI 2016 - Geneva, Switzerland
Duration: 25 Jun 201629 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume225
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Nursing Informatics, NI 2016
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityGeneva
Period25/06/1629/06/16

Keywords

  • Blood transfusion
  • Decision support
  • Patient safety
  • Transfusion incidence

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