Sample collection for pre‐transfusion crossmatching: Benefits of using an electronic identification system

摘要

Abstract Background Transfusion of ABO blood group‐mismatched blood or administration to the wrong recipient may result in fatal adverse events. To prevent these types of errors, various strategies have been employed. Recently, we developed a novel sample collection workflow for the pre‐transfusion crossmatching test and patient recognition. This study aimed to analyse the usage of the new workflow and improvements in outcomes. Methods We analysed the number of crossmatching and wrong‐patient errors among the blood transfusion cases during 3?years of data collection (from August 2018 to July 2021). From May 2021 to July 2021, the new workflow was implemented. Outcomes were calculated according to the department type, patient age and processing time. The sample processing time was defined as the time from placing the order to lab arrival. Results The new workflow utilisation increased from 50.7 to 80.3 and wrong‐patient errors decreased annually. The new workflow was used for more adults (3001/3680 samples, 81.5) than paediatric cases (345/522 samples, 65.5; p?