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Patient‐related blood drives
Author(s) -
Newman B.H.,
Burak F.Q.,
McKayPeters E.,
Pothiawala M.A.
Publication year - 1988
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.1537-2995.1988.28288179018.x
Subject(s) - economic shortage , medicine , blood management , blood units , blood supply , intensive care medicine , blood transfusion , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
Ten patient‐related blood drives were evaluated and compared to five other blood drives. The patient‐related blood drives were easier to organize, more fruitful, and more satisfying for the donors and workers. The authors suggest a role for patient‐related blood drives in the present recruitment system and discuss how hospitals and blood centers can coordinate their efforts to have this type of blood drive. Finally, it is suggested that patient‐related blood drives can increase recruitment, especially in large metropolitan areas that suffer from chronic blood shortages.