title: Economic impact of blood transfusions: balancing cost and benefits.
abstract: Blood transfusions may be lifesaving, but they inherit their own risks. Risk of transfusion to benefit is a delicate balance. In addition, blood product transfusions purchases are one of the largest line items among the hospital and laboratory charges. In this review, we aimed to discuss the transfusion strategies and share our transfusion protocol as well as the steps for hospitals to build-up a blood management program while all these factors weight in. Moreover, we evaluate the financial burden to the health care system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA ; Department of Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tufan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oge
authors.affiliation: Counseler, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cemil Hakan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Gokhan Sami
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kilic
keywords: Blood transfusion; cost effectiveness; surgery