Ann Lab Med.  2024 Jan;44(1):107-109. 10.3343/alm.2023.44.1.107.

Preventing Blood Transfusion Errors: How Personal Digital Assistants Can Improve Patient Safety

• Ji E
• Koo KL
• Min HK
• Lee SM
• Oh SH
• Lee HJ

• KMID: 2550231
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2023.44.1.107

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  Fig. 1 PDA use and mismatch rates of each department. The results are ordered according to the PDA mismatch rate. Abbreviations: PDA, personal digital assistant; HO, hematology and oncology; ED, emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit; GW, general ward.

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