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"AABB’s Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services are the cornerstone of
good transfusion practice. They set the standard nationwide for transfusion
services," said Pat Lapekas, MHA, MT (ASCP), project director for the blood
services initiative and Premier’s Clinical Laboratory Services. "These Quality
System Essentials, a key component of AABB’s standards, are a critical tool in
managing ongoing operations, reducing errors and accidents and controlling the
implementation of change within the transfusion service."
The Quality System Essentials (QSEs) are a 10-point plan of technical and quality
requirements familiar to most blood bankers. They constitute the foundation of
AABB’s proposed New Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services that AABB
says will improve the safety and quality of the nation’s blood supply.
Between 1976 and 1995, according to Sazama, there were 559 reported hospital
deaths related to blood transfusions, of which five percent were from
inappropriate ‘blood type’ transfusions. "The risk of getting the wrong blood type
in a hospital is one in 20,000. The risk from dying from the mistake is one in
33,000." According to the AABB, 14 million units of whole blood are donated
annually in the United States. Nearly 4.5 million patients require blood
transfusions per year.
In her study, Sazama concluded that mandatory FDA guidelines for reporting blood
transfusion errors have done little to improve patient outcomes.
Over the next year, these collaborators will share best-evidenced best practices,
participate in telephone conferences with Blood Forum CPI project directors; and
submit data from their blood banks and hospitals for analysis by Premier
statisticians and other experts.
Collaborators will also learn how to implement the AABB standards and make them
more effective for their organizations. "It’s a unique opportunity for sustainable
improvements in transfusion services," said Lapekas "that will help them reduce
blood waste, improve quality in testing in patient care; reduce potential
accidents and errors; and reduce overall cost for transfusion services."
If you’d like more information about the Blood Forum CPI, contact Pat Lapekas at
704.733.5018. This CPI will be closed to new collaborators by June 15, 2001.
Posted: 5/31/01