The Emerging Dutch Hemovigilance System: Voluntary and State‐of‐the‐Art

SUMMARy In 1996 the Dutch Inspectorate of Health enquired whether a national surveillance system for hemovigilance could be developed for the Netherlands. This request was inspired by the Untied Kingdom's initiative to install a reporting system for serious hazards of transfusion (SHOT). An independent foundation named TRIP (Transfusion Reactions in Patients) was established, owned by the professional medical societies engaged in blood transfusion. TRIP was formally launched at the 5th European Hemovigilance Seminar in Amsterdam on February 6–7, 2003.The TRIP office has the aim to anonymously... Mehr ...