Premium
Weekly Rotation of Blood Inventory—A System for Supplying Small Hospitals
Author(s) -
Britten A. F. H.,
Geurtze D. G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1979.19680104100.x
Subject(s) - blood supply , blood bank , medicine , operations management , business , emergency medicine , surgery , engineering
A system of weekly turnover of blood inventory has been shown capable of reducing outdating in small hospitals. One problem is ensuring the return of unused blood at the end of the first week. Outdating becomes intolerable if the blood is returned to the blood center after two weeks.