Declining blood collection and utilization in the United States
Transfusion2016Vol. 56(9), pp. 2184–2192
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Koo‐Whang Chung, Sridhar V. Basavaraju, Yi Mu, Katharina L. van Santen, Kathryn A. Haass, Richard A. Henry, James J. Berger, Matthew J. Kuehnert
Abstract
Both blood collection and utilization have declined, but the gap between collection and utilization is narrowing. As collections decline further and hospitals decrease transfusions and manage products more efficiently, the decline in surplus inventory may be a concern for disaster preparedness or other unexpected utilization needs.
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