title: How do I implement a hospital-based blood management program?
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. myazer@itxm.org
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yazer
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000628:therapy; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000517:prevention & control; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003133:Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D057725:Operative Blood Salvage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016730:Program Development; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards