An evolution in blood management: Past, present, and future

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 311-321

  Kumar, Ajay ^a   Figueroa, Priscilla I ^b   Gowans, Kate L ^b   Parker, Brian M ^b   Proctor, Andrew W ^b   Benitez Santana, San Miguel ^b   Koch, Colleen ^c  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blood management; changes in blood management; process improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 80053634623     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e3182315ad9     Document Type: Article

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