Management
The Blood Cold Chain
Blood transfusion is an essential part of modern health
care. Used correctly, it can save life and improve health.
However, as with any therapeutic intervention, it may
result in acute or delayed complications and carries the
risk of transmission of infectious agents, such as the
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis viruses,
syphilis and Chagas disease. Yet transfusion-transmissible
infections are only one cause of unsafe blood and blood
products. Safe and effective transfusion requires the
implementation of the following integrated strategy for
blood safety
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