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  • Quality Assurance Systems and Ways to Reduce Complications of Blood Products Transfusion
  • Mobina Nakhaei Shamahmood,1 Mohammad Sharifi,2 Rasta Farhadi,3 Fateme Mezginejad,4,*
    1. Student research committee, school of Allied medical science, Birjand university of medical science, Birjand, Iran
    2. Student research committee, school of Allied medical science, Birjand university of medical science, Birjand, Iran
    3. Student research committee, school of Allied medical science, birjand university of medical science, birjand, Iran
    4. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.


  • Introduction: Blood product administration is a vital and life-threatening issue that may increase the risk of clinical damage in patients.Quality assurance is a legal obligation in the blood transfusion sector which dictates the Appropriate procedures of blood banks.Application of appropriate procedures leads to the construction of a quality assurance system guaranteeing transfusion safety from donor to patient and from donation to dispensing of blood products.The aim of this review to provide a comprehensive review of the ways to improve blood transfusion safety.
  • Methods: In order to conduct this systematic review article,searched in PubMed,Google Scholar,Scopus, Embase, Medline, and Cochrane databases until October 2022.Data search for the last 10 years was done using key words including Quality assurance system,blood transfusion,blood products.
  • Results: Among524 articles found during the initial search,22 articles were finalized for further review.67% of the included articles discussed the use of modern technology including patient identification system,barcode technology,portable computer systems,and databases,It also focused a lot on following the quality assurance system,team responsibilities,complementary interactions.In addition,33% of studies reported the use of alternative methods for transfusion of blood products,including mediastinal transfusion,use of autologous blood in adults,use of umbilical cord blood in children and transfusion of fresh whole blood.
  • Conclusion: Among524 articles found during the initial search,22 articles were finalized for further review.67% of the included articles discussed the use of modern technology including patient identification system,barcode technology,portable computer systems,and databases,It also focused a lot on following the quality assurance system,team responsibilities,complementary interactions.In addition,33% of studies reported the use of alternative methods for transfusion of blood products,including mediastinal transfusion,use of autologous blood in adults,use of umbilical cord blood in children and transfusion of fresh whole blood.
  • Keywords: Quality assurance system,Blood transfusion,Blood products