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February 25, 2026Japanese Journal of Transfusion and Cell TherapyOpen Access

Initiatives to Prevent Electronic Verification Omissions Prior to Blood Sample Collection for Blood Type Testing

Mai Yamazaki Takashi Tanazawa Shinji Matsumoto Yasuka Suto Mizuki Kobayashi Ikuko Asami Shoichi Kobayashi Ayumi Yokoyama Megumi Nakamachi Mitsue Hirayama Sahoko Matsuoka Akaru Ishida

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Key Points

The aim is to enhance electronic verification processes to prevent blood sample mix-ups in patients.
Monitoring blood sample collection verification rates before and after interventions.
Investigating reasons for failures in electronic verification.
Conducting departmental training sessions with certified clinical nurses.
Verification rates improved from 53% to 93% after quality improvement initiatives.
Reports of blood sample mix-ups decreased from 1-5 annually to 1-2 after implementation.
No incidents of mix-ups reported since 2021 for hospitalized patients.

Implication

Quality improvement efforts reduce electronic verification omissions and blood sample mix-ups in hospitalized patients.

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Yamazaki et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba41e04e9516ffd37a1d00 https://doi.org/10.3925/jjtc.72.80

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