title: The computer in the blood bank.
abstract: This article will review the historical use of the computer in the blood bank and will show some examples of its current use today. A discussion will be included of the major areas in the blood bank where a computer would be particularly valuable and also of areas where it would be contraindicated. A few examples of the use in various institutions will be cited. Discussion of telecommunications as a possible method of inventory leveling and inventory control between blood banks will be included.
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks / Q000266:history; D001781:Blood Component Removal; D001782:Blood Donors; D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003201:Computers / Q000266:history; D005376:Financial Management; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D011340:Problem Solving; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States