[Evolution of transfusion risks over a 15-year period (1987-2002)].
The majority of countries considered the consequences of post-transfusion infections to refer to HIV. However, the organisations and transfusion systems have been revised. The author's objective is now to measure the efficiency of these decisions with regards to risk prevention. The first step was to first draw up a list of these risks so as to obtain a definition which would be accepted throughout Europe. Having looked at the major tendencies between 1993 and 2002, the author made predictions for the following ten years. The ratios benefit-risk and cost-efficiency were also looked at.
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Institut national de la transfusion sanguine (INTS), centre national de référence pour les groupes sanguins (CNRGS), Inserm U 76, université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, 6, rue Alexandre-Cabanel, 75739 Paris cedex 15, France. prouger@ints.fr
D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction