[Erythrocyte concentrates as substitutes of whole blood; changes in transfusion methods in a regional hospital (author's transl)].
In Switzerland the amount of blood donations is determined by the demands for plasma; as a result there is a surplus of erythrocyte concentrates for which more uses should be found. Trials in a regional general hospital proved that these concentrates can be advantageously employed in the field of surgery and anasthesia: due to close cooperation between the clinical department and the blood donor sevice the demand for erythrocyte concentrates rose from 5 per cent to 80 per cent within 5 years.
D001803:Blood Transfusion; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D013557:Switzerland
Erythrozytenkonzentrat statt Vollblut: Wandlung der Transfusionspraxis an einem Regionalspital.