Trends and patterns in patient safety situations reported to the OPTN
Data through June 2013 reveal that nearly one-fourth of the reported issues involved a breakdown in communication.
OPTN Patient Safety Alert 1: Preventing the use of extra vessels in non-transplant procedures
Please help us eliminate this practice and the patient safety risks that go along with it
Recall Notice: Sarns High-Flow Aortic Arch Cannula, Sarns Flexible Arterial Cannula, Sarns Antegrade Cardioplegia Cannula
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation (Terumo CVS) has issued a recall notice for units of the <a href="http://www.
Notice of limited voluntary recall of ViaSpan cold storage solution bags
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has issued a limited, voluntary recall notice on specific lots of ViaSpan cold storage solution bags.
Patient safety contact list available on secure portal
Policy 4.4, implemented a year ago on January 10, 2011, requires all OPOs and transplant programs to have a process in place for receiving potential donor-derived disease transmission notifications and other related communications from the OPTN.
UNOS is your Partner in Patient Safety; Keep Us in the Loop!
Assisting members in their efforts to assure the safety of transplant patients and living donors is a top OPTN priority.