McMaster Transfusion Research Program

The Provincial Survey of the Impact of Standard #Z902 “Safety of Blood and Blood Components” on Transfusion Medicine Laboratories in Ontario Hospitals was performed in 2001 to determine how the introduction of proposed National Standards for Blood Safety would impact hospital Transfusion Medicine (TM) laboratories. Although the questions in the “Impact Survey” were based on the first Draft Standards for Blood Safety (2000), the content of the revised Standard #Z902 – Safety of Blood and Blood Components has not significantly changed; hence, the results as presented are still applicable.

Click here to view a complete copy of the report, including graphs and tables.

Click here to view an Executive Summary that summarizes the highlights of the report.

Click here to view Draft Standard #Z902.

This project was funded by a grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC), the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), and Canadian Blood Services (CBS). Many thanks to the staff at hospital laboratories across Ontario who took the time to fill out the Impact Survey.