National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Patient Safety Component Manual

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. ; National Healthcare Safety Network.
• Description:
  This publication presents the protocol for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Biovigilance Component Hemovigilance Module. It establishes standardized methods for the surveillance, reporting, classification, and analysis of transfusion-related adverse reactions and incidents associated with blood and blood component transfusions. The document defines surveillance criteria, case definitions, data collection procedures, reporting requirements, and quality assurance practices to support patient safety, monitor transfusion outcomes, and facilitate national hemovigilance efforts among participating healthcare facilities.
• Subjects:
  • Hemovigilance
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Blood Transfusion/adverse effects
  • Disease surveillance
  • Patient Safety
  • Public Health Surveillance
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
• Division:
  Division of Health Quality Promotion
• Pages in Document:
  34 pdf pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257652/cdc_257652_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.88 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f3eae200cb0b76d8bcddb7a6d8d2702e8cd61fbbfe5a4474941e340b279a627a614a11911ac1449896b79f8898f57d1594868156a8fe88551dfc1955d0a8842b