Implementation of a redistribution system for near-outdate red blood cell units

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1178-1183

  Denesiuk, Lisa ^a   Richardson, Trevor ^c   Nahirniak, Susan ^c   Clarke, Gwen ^b  

^a Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories   (Canada)

^b Transfusion Medicine   (United States)

^c Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; BLOOD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; CANADA; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISCARD RATE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ERYTHROCYTE PRESERVATION; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABORATORY; OUT OF DATE ERYTHROCYTE UNIT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THERMOREGULATION;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE AGING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HOSPITAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INVENTORIES, HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 33746772073     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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