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The first‐year costs of establishing an unrelated bone marrow donor registry
Author(s) -
Larson E.B.,
Chestnut T.M.,
Beatty P.G.,
Slighter S.
Publication year - 1990
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.1537-2995.1990.30290162899.x
Subject(s) - bone marrow transplantation , bone marrow , medicine , bone marrow transplant , histocompatibility testing , human leukocyte antigen , leukemia , intensive care medicine , immunology , antigen
The cost of therapies like bone marrow transplantation has been an important consideration for several decades. Bone marrow transplantation is becoming increasingly accepted as an effective treatment for hematologic disorders, including acute non‐lymphocytic leukemia. To find suitable donors, bone marrow donor registries are being developed. The first‐year costs of establishing an unrelated bone marrow donor registry are reported here. First‐year costs are largely due to personnel costs and HLA typing charges. The cost per registrant decreases over time, but further decreases due to economies of scale are limited by the continued fixed requirement for HLA typing. Data are presented by separating costs into six unique categories, thereby allowing other blood centers to estimate start‐up costs based on our experience.