Blood wastage reduction using Lean Sigma methodology

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1887-1896

  Heitmiller, Eugenie S ^a   Hill, Richard B ^a   Marshall, Christi E ^a   Parsons, Barbara J ^a   Berkow, Lauren C ^a   Barrasso, Christine A ^a   Zink, Elizabeth K ^a   Ness, Paul M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST CONTROL; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; LEAN SIGMA METHODOLOGY; RED BLOOD CELL PRODUCT WASTAGE; SEALED CONTAINER; TEMPERATURE;

BLOOD BANKS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ERYTHROCYTES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL WASTE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 77956304892     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02679.x     Document Type: Article

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