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Like in many other fields there is in the concept of Quality Assurance (QA) much confusion because of a lack of understanding and an inappropriate communication due to absence of definitions of key-terminology. Where QA in transfusion medicine is concerned with every aspect of transfusion practice and applies to all activities of a blood transfusion service or blood bank, from identification of potential donors, collection of blood and preparation of blood products to ensuring the best, safest and most appropriate use of blood and blood products in the clinic [1], there are many key-issues and terminologies involved which deserve a clear and unequivocal definition.
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Guidelines for quality assurance programs for blood transfusion services. World Health Organization, Geneva 1993.
Smit Sibinga CTh, Das PC. Standards, inspection and accreditation mechanisms in transfusion medicine. In: Smit Sibinga CTh, Das PC, Cash JD (eds). Transfusion medicine: Fact and fiction. Kluwer Academic Publ. Dordrecht/Boston/London 1992: 71–6.
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Sibinga, C.T.S., van der Tuuk Adriani, W.P.A. (1994). Definitions in Quality Assurance and Quality Management. In: Sibinga, C.T.S., Das, P.C., Heiniger, H.J. (eds) Good Manufacturing Practice in Transfusion Medicine. Developments in Hematology and Immunology, vol 29. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2608-7_2
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