What is it about?
Hemovigilance deals with the safety of the blood transfusion chain and can be summarized in one phrase safety from vein to vein”. I discuss in this scientific comment the role and perspectives of hemovigilance in Brazil.
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Why is it important?
The stronger hemovigilance becomes, the higher the credibility and the satisfaction of blood donors; and the higher the efficacy of transfusion chain processes will be.
Perspectives
I am very engaged in the Brazilian Hemovigilance System. Some aspects herein discussed, as protocols to improve blood donors´vigilance, were implemented in Brazil to increase blood safety.
Dr Cesar de Almeida-Neto
Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo
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This page is a summary of: Tools to implement and improve blood donor hemovigilance in Brazil**See paper by Braz AC et al. on pages 139-146., Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, March 2014, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20140025.
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