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Blood transfusion medicine

Clinical review

Fiona Regan, honorary senior lecturer and consultant haematologist ^a, Clare Taylor, consultant in haematology and transfusion medicine ^b.



^a Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, London W12 0HS, ^b Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London NW3 2QG


Correspondence to: F Regan fiona.regan@nbs.nhs.uk



In the past few years there has been increasing concern about blood transfusion safety. Avoidable transfusion errors, mostly in patient identification, remain a serious cause of injury and death. There is also heightened awareness of the risk of transmission of viral and bacterial infections. Of particular concern in Britain is the (theoretical) possibility of transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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