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INTRODUCTION
This report provides supplemental results from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey on characteristics of the donor population, autologous and directed donations and transfusions, platelets, plasma and granulocyte transfusions, pediatric transfusions, severe donor‐related adverse events, cost of blood units, hospitals policies and practices, and inventory, dosing,...
INTRODUCTION
The National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has demonstrated declines in blood collection and transfusion in the United States since 2008, including declines of 11.6% in red blood cell (RBC) collections and 13.9% in RBC transfusions during 2013‐2015. This study described the 2017 NBCUS results.
METHODS
The 2017 NBCUS was distributed to all US blood collection centers,...
BACKGROUND
Serious transfusion‐associated adverse events are rare in the United States. To enhance blood safety, various measures have been developed. With use of data from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS), we describe the rate of transfusion‐associated adverse events and the implementation of specific blood safety measures.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS
Data from the...
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