Gave pt the WRONG blood!

[codebluechic]

It makes me sick to my stomach just to type this. Due to an error by the lab pre-op I transfused 8 UNITS of the wrong PRBC's into a patient! She had MULTIPLE other problems post-op but this sure didn't help things. Although they say her reaction was mild I still feel awful.She is still alive but nobody is sure if she will make it.(cardiogenic shock,multi-organ failure)I don't know how I can trust the lab again. Thanks guys...just needed to get this off my chest.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

I think we can safely say that in the ensuing 11 years a resolution has been found. Thanks everyone.