title: Transfusion and bone marrow transplantation.
abstract: Bone marrow transplantation has prolonged the lives of a significant percentage of patients with a variety of both malignant and nonmalignant disorders. However, the impact of this treatment on a transfusion service is substantial. Large numbers of often specialized blood products are required to support these patients, and the logistics of accomplishing this taxes the ingenuity and resources of even large regional blood programs.
authors.affiliation: Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA 98104.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Slichter
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D014019:Tissue Donors