Hemovigilance Program-India

Donor vigilance and hemovigilance

Reporting and learning systems in general The ability to learn from adverse events and near misses is a cornerstone for improving safety in different high-risk areas such as the aviation and oil industries. Commercial passenger aviation has become extremely safe partly due to extensive use of reporting and learning systems (RLS). A system for reporting adverse events and learning from these eve...

Donor Hemovigilance with Blood Donation.

BACKGROUND Reports on unexpected events (UEs) during blood donation (BD) inadequately consider the role of technical UEs. METHODS Defined local and systemic UEs were graded by severity; technical UEs were not graded. On January 1, 2008, E.B.P.S.-Logistics (EBPS) installed the UE module for plasma management software (PMS). Donor room physicians entered UEs daily into PMS. Medical directors re...

Donor Hemovigilance during Preparatory Plasmapheresis.

BACKGROUND Reports on unexpected donor events (UEs) during preparatory plasmapheresis (PPP) are scarce, and rarely consider technical UEs. METHODS Defined local and systemic UEs were graded by severity; technical UEs were not graded. On January 1, 2008, E.B.P.S.-Logistics (EBPS) installed the UE module for plasma management software (PMS). Donor room physicians entered UEs daily into the PMS....

Epidemiological Data - an Important Part of the Hemovigilance System.

Epidemiological data are essential for monitoring trends and outbreaks of infectious diseases in the general population. The reporting system pursuant to the Infection Protection Act in Germany results in a very good quality of timely nationwide data on all reportable diseases including those relevant for the blood supply: HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B and syphilis. Notifications of acute hepat...

Leprosy program in India at the crossroads.