Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services

A revised edition, this text clarifies existing standards, and expands on, or limits the scope of specific requirements of practice in transfusion medicine.

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This text is used as a basis for maintaining and improving the quality, safety and effectiveness of transfusion and transplantation practice. This edition contains numerous revisions of content and minor modifications of form. Some changes are designed to clarify existing standards, while others expand or limit the scope of specific requirements. Standards that have remained unchanged from the 16th edition also receive detailed review.