TY - JOUR
T1 - Transfusion medicine in the preoperative period
AU - Velez-Pestana, Luis I.
AU - Yawn, David
AU - Fitch, Jane C.K.
PY - 2002/4/15
Y1 - 2002/4/15
N2 - Consumer demand has significantly affected transfusion medicine. This is exemplified by the development of autogeneic and directed-donor blood programs as ways of avoiding the problems associated with allogeneic transfusions. Although the risk-benefit ratio for autogeneic blood may be favorable, the cost-effectiveness is not convincing and will be closely scrutinized in the future as we strive to find ways to provide quality, cost-effective care in this new millennium of health care.
AB - Consumer demand has significantly affected transfusion medicine. This is exemplified by the development of autogeneic and directed-donor blood programs as ways of avoiding the problems associated with allogeneic transfusions. Although the risk-benefit ratio for autogeneic blood may be favorable, the cost-effectiveness is not convincing and will be closely scrutinized in the future as we strive to find ways to provide quality, cost-effective care in this new millennium of health care.
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U2 - 10.1097/00004311-200204000-00013
DO - 10.1097/00004311-200204000-00013
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11897942
AN - SCOPUS:0036213083
SN - 0020-5907
VL - 40
SP - 159
EP - 166
JO - International Anesthesiology Clinics
JF - International Anesthesiology Clinics
IS - 2
ER -