Building a New Transfusion Service

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 173-178

  Hess, John R ^a,b   Hayden, Brenda K ^b   Cruz Cody, Virginia G ^b   Louzon, Max J ^b   Tuott, Erin E ^b   Sen, Nina E ^b   Gary, Roxann ^b   Ramos, Patrick J ^b   Daniel Johnson, Jennifer A ^a   Metcalf, Ryan A ^a   Pagano, Monica B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Centralized transfusion service; Changing transfusion use; Laboratory medical scientist education; Pathology resident education; Patient blood management; Regional blood systems

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; FUNDING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE; TURNAROUND TIME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; WASHINGTON;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CENTRALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES; HUMANS; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 85026880685     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqx057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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