Risk management in blood transfusion services

G. Whyte

Risk management in blood transfusion services

G. Whyte

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Abstract

Risk is usually simplistically defined as the probability of an adverse outcome, under-recognising the importance of perception. The intuitive centre of the risk structure is 1 in a million (10_-6, the background risk of death in developed countries. In Australia, current risks of transmission of HIV and HCV by blood transfusion are about 10_-6, the risk is higher for HBV and lower for HTLV1, but the risk of death from the infections is much less, particularly for HTLV1. When blood service professionals take risk related actions, their judgement must be tempered by contemporary political and social realities and the public's real and disproportionate horror of catastrophe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-109
Number of pages	5
Journal	Vox Sanguinis
Volume	74
Issue number	SUPPL. 2
Publication status	Published - 28 Aug 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Risk management in blood transfusion services

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