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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare logistics
  • Risk management in healthcare
  • Blood transfusion safety

Background:

  • Blood transfusion is critical, with most errors stemming from logistics.
  • Existing risk management is often fragmented, reactive, and lacks focus on logistics.
  • Few studies assess risk response effectiveness using operational key performance indicators (KPIs).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To proactively identify and analyze logistics risks in blood transfusion.
  • To define responses for improving blood bag traceability, particularly in hospital wards.
  • To monitor implemented actions using specific KPIs.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive and structured approach to risk identification and analysis.
  • Focus on logistics risks within hospital ward settings.
  • Definition and implementation of monitoring KPIs.

Main Results:

  • Improved blood bag traceability through defined risk responses.
  • Enhanced communication flow among stakeholders via KPI measurement.
  • Uncovering of residual risks through ongoing monitoring.

Conclusions:

  • The structured approach aids in understanding material and informational flows and associated risks.
  • Effective strategies can be developed to prevent adverse events or mitigate their effects.
  • Outcomes can assist practitioners in improving blood supply chain policy making.