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Background
The Department of Health and Human Services' National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has been conducted biennially since 1997. Data are used to estimate national blood collection and use. Supplemental data from the 2021 NBCUS not presented elsewhere are presented here.
Methods
Data on survey participation, donor characteristics, blood component cost, transfusion‐associated...
Background
National Blood Collection and Utilization Surveys (NBCUS) have reported decreases in U.S. blood collections and transfusions since 2008. The declines began to stabilize in 2015–2017, with a subsequent increase in transfusions in 2019. Data from the 2021 NBCUS were analyzed to understand the current dynamics of blood collection and use in the United States.
Methods
In March 2022, all...
Introduction
Reports have suggested the COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in blood donation shortages and adverse impacts on the blood supply. Using data from the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS), we quantified the pandemic's impact on red blood cell (RBC) and apheresis platelet collections and transfusions in the United States during year 2020.
Methods
The 2021 NBCUS survey instrument...
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