title: The French Haemovigilance System: organization and results for 2003.
abstract: In 1993 by law, in France, haemovigilance became a national system of surveillance and alert, from blood collection to the follow-up of the recipients, gathering and analysing all adverse events of blood transfusion in order to prevent their recurrences. In 2003, 2911 incidents with strong imputability have been specially analysed, among them seven confirmed cases of bacterial contamination, 137 incorrect blood components transfused with 12 cases of ABO incompatibility, 15 adverse reactions diagnosed as TRALI and 12 deaths. The analysis of information provided by haemovigilance has led to the implementation of new guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Direction Médicale et Scientifique, de l'Etablissement Français du Sang, 100 avenue de Suffren, 75725 Paris Cedex 15, France. danielle.rebibo@efs.sante.fr
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rebibo
authors.forename: Lisette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Slimani
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hervé
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andreu
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction