A national blood transfusion system integrating a central computer service with hospital-based minicomputer routines.
The factors that should be considered in designing an integrated blood transfusion system are outlined. The system work performed by the Committee of Collaborative EDP Assistance in the Swedish Blood Transfusion Service is reviewed to illustrate these points. The system that has been developed is described.
D001782:Blood Donors; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D011356:Product Labeling; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012042:Registries; D013548:Sweden