title: Should we do another test? Decision making in blood banking.
abstract: A decision model was developed to evaluate the costs and benefits of further reducing the risk of transfusion-transmitted disease. The model addresses recipient risk factors as well as operational considerations. Application of the model to prior risk reduction decisions documents its validity as a decision-making tool. Adoption of such a standardized decision-making approach would ensure recipient safety while controlling the costs of providing blood for transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D001771:Blood Banks; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D016655:HIV Core Protein p24 / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D016655:HIV Core Protein p24