Economic analysis of the implementation of autologous transfusion technologies throughout England

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 234-239

  Dixon, Simon ^a,d   James, Virge ^b   Hind, Daniel ^a,d   Currie, Craig J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autologous transfusion; Cost; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; COSTS; HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; SURGERY;

AUTOLOGOUS TRANSFUSION TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE CELL SALVAGE (ICS); POSTOPERATIVE CELL SALVAGE (PCS);

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORAX SURGERY; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 18544363575     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462305050312     Document Type: Article

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