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## BACKGROUND: Although certain transfusion risks are eliminated by the use of autologous blood, clerical errors may still occur. In addition, because of differences in donor selection criteria and donor-patient expectations, the consequences of certain errors may be different in autologous and allogeneic donations. ## STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: In January 1996, autologous donation error rates in Canada from 1989 to November 1995 were estimated by 1) a detailed questionnaire sent to hospitals supplied by the Canadian Red Cross, Blood Services, Transfusion Center of Quebec at Montreal autologous donation program (n = 31), 2) a review of that institution's quality assurance non-compliance reports, and 3) a detailed questionnaire sent to other Canadian Red Cross centers with autologous donation programs (n = 16) and hospital-based autologous ABBREVIATIONS: CRCSBS = Canadian Red Cross Society Blood Services; TCQM =Transfusion Center of Quebec at Montreal. From the Canadian Red Cross Society, Blood Services, Transfusion Center of Quebec, and the Eastern Region of Canada, Blood Services,

Author

M. Goldman; S. Rémy-Prince; A. Trépanier; F. Décary

Publisher

Elsevier Science; John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Elsevier; Elsevier BV; Wiley (ISSN 0372-1248)

Published

1997

Language

EN