This volume discusses the current state of the nation's blood supply—including studies of blood availability, ways of enhancing blood collection and distribution, frozen red cell technology, logistical concerns in prepositioning frozen blood, extended liquid storage of red cells, and blood substitutes.
- Blood Donors and the Supply of Blood and Blood Products
- Copyright
- PRESENTERS
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- Contents
- I CURRENT STATE OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY
- Longitudinal Studies of Blood Availability
- Blood Supply Fluctuations
- When Should Physicians Transfuse?
- International Perspectives on Blood Availability
- II ENHANCING COLLECTIONS
- The Delaware Plan
- Markets and the Blood Supply
- Blood Donor Attitudes and Behavior
- III ENHANCING DISTRIBUTION
- American Red Cross Blood Distribution System
- Blood Resource Sharing Programs
- Exporting Blood from a Regional Blood Center
- Supply and Demand in Transfusion Services
- Logistic Problems and Perishables: The Kroger Company and Supermarket Seafood
- IV EXPANDING THE ALTERNATIVES
- Frozen Red Cell Technology
- Logistical Concerns in Prepositioning Frozen Blood
- Extended Liquid Storage of Red Blood Cells
- Overview of Blood Substitutes
- V CLOSING REMARKS
- Henrik H. Bendixen Chair, Forum on Blood Safety and Blood Availability
- Harvey Klein Workshop Moderator
- APPENDIXES
- A Acronyms
- B Workshop Participants
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