title: Optimizing blood usage through benchmarking.
authors.affiliation: Finnish Red Cross Blood Service, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Tiina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maki
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019985:Benchmarking; D001771:Blood Banks; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005387:Finland; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological