Weekly rotation of blood inventory--a system for supplying small hospitals.
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.
D001793:Blood Preservation; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D009518:New York; D013997:Time Factors