The United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme (Blood Transfusion Laboratory Practice): trends in proficiency and practice between 1985 and 2000
- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion Medicine
- Vol. 12 (1) , 11-23
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3148.2002.00353.x
Abstract
Summary Proficiency in blood transfusion laboratory practice has improved over the last 15 years (1985–2000). Error rates for ABO grouping have fallen from 0·19 to 0·02% (P = 0·003). A similar trend ...Keywords
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