HAEMOVIGILANCE - ROLES AND GLOBAL STATUS IN TRANSFUSION SAFETY: A REVIEW

Abstract

Blood transfusion plays a key role in improving health and saves many lives. Haemovigilance system is the programme which ensures the transfusion safety by monitoring every step of transfusion process from donor to recipient. This system mainly focused on collection and analysis of data concerned with adverse events/reactions related with transfusion of blood or its components with the aim of identifying their causes and outcomes and prevents their occurrence or recurrence. Thus the ultimate object of haemovigilance system is improving the quality and safety of transfusion therapy.