title: [The transfusion chain: from donor to recipient].
abstract: From donor to recipient, raw blood will undergo a succession of processing events before eventually becoming a qualified, recipient-adapted finished product. The integrity of the transfusion chain and its various links will determine the final quality of blood transfusion, a key element for a number of medical disciplines. The recent reform of blood transfusion has brought about a national system based on a single body, the French Blood Institution, with regional branches ensuring effective networking of the entire country. Keeping a permanent scientific watch, this Donor-to-Recipient set-up warrants optimal quality according to current knowledge, and close links with the single hemovigilance network which continually analyses events that may affect transfusion safety and takes immediate action accordingly.
authors.affiliation: alain.beauplet@efs.sante.fr
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authors.lastname: Beauplet
mesh_terms: D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000592:standards; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000592:standards; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005602:France; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D018579:Patient Selection; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration