Barcode technology: its role in increasing the safety of blood transfusion.
A promising hand-held computerized identification system is described which may clearly improve blood transfusion safety by almost excluding mistransfusion. – Volker Kretschmer
Transfusion risks of yesterday and of today. [Article in French]
Very important is the conclusion that mistransfusions are the main risk of blood transfusions. Means of limiting these serious hazards should therefore have priority in blood safety. – Volker Kretschmer