Journal article
An international investigation into O red blood cell unit administration in hospitals: the GRoup O Utilization Patterns (GROUP) study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Transfusion of group O blood to non-O recipients, or transfusion of D- blood to D+ recipients, can result in shortages of group O or D- blood, respectively. This study investigated RBC utilization patterns at hospitals around the world and explored the context and policies that guide ABO blood group and D type selection practices.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a retrospective study on transfusion data from the 2013 calendar …
Authors
Zeller MP; Barty R; Aandahl A; Apelseth TO; Callum J; Dunbar NM; Elahie A; Garritsen H; Hancock H; Kutner JM
Journal
Transfusion, Vol. 57, No. 10, pp. 2329–2337
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2017
DOI
10.1111/trf.14255
ISSN
0041-1132