The success of our patient blood management program depended on an institution-wide change in transfusion practices

Academic Article

Abstract

  • Background Patient blood management (PBM) programs seek to optimize the utilization of blood components. Since our institution's program started, the annual number of red blood cell (RBC) units transfused has decreased by 27% overall.

    • Authors

    Published In

  • Transfusion  Journal

    • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Pubmed Id

  • 23847312

    • Author List

  • Oliver JC; Griffin RL; Hannon T; Marques MB

    • Start Page

  • 2617

    • End Page

  • 2624

    • Volume

  • 54

    • Issue

  • 1