ReviewTransfusion2021
Maintaining adequate donations and a sustainable blood supply: Lessons learned.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Lessons learned from crises in blood donation services: A systematic review of operational practices.Vox sanguinis · 2026Pooled it
- Factors That Influence the Sustainability of Human Milk Donation to Milk Banks: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of COVID-19 on blood donation habits.Transfusion · 2021Trial
- Donor mobilization during U.S. mass casualty and disaster events: Differential effects on whole blood and apheresis platelet supply.Transfusion · 2026Article
- Timely geographic access to blood banking facilities: A pan-India modelling study.Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Plasma Regulates Homeostatic Pulmonary Endothelial Signaling to Mitigate Vascular Leak Following Polytrauma and Hemorrhagic Shock.Shock (Augusta, Ga.) · 2026Article
- Narrative review of strategies for blood product shelf-life extension.Transfusion · 2026Review
- Prevalence of Futility Protocols for Severely Bleeding Trauma Patients: A Survey from the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- From policy to practice: World Health Organization's contribution to safer blood transfusions in Africa for sickle cell management - a review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- The impact of COVID-19 on blood supply-demand balance and the association between group donations and economic performance: evidence from Zhejiang, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Quantifying red blood cell compatibility beyond ABO and RhD: a recipient-centered model for matching, allocation, and inventory curation.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- ABO and RhD blood group antigen frequencies in patients and blood donors: Implications for the U.S. blood supply.PloS one · 2026Article
- Cyclone-induced hematological emergencies: preparedness and response from a hematologist's viewpoint.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- The Effect of Heterogeneous Definitions of Massive Transfusion on Using Blood Component Thresholds to Predict Futility in Severely Bleeding Trauma Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The Unsung Heroes: The Profile of the Donor at a Southern Italian Milk Bank and Driving Factors in Human Milk Donation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Markers of Futile Resuscitation in Traumatic Hemorrhage: A Review of the Evidence and a Proposal for Futility Time-Outs during Massive Transfusion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Novel high molecular weight polymerized hemoglobin in a non-obese model of cardiovascular and metabolic dysfunction.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2024Article
- Prediction of Mid-term Platelet Transfusion in Stable Trauma Patients Using Rotational Thromboelastometry.Annals of laboratory medicine · 2024Article
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- Indexing blood banking performance in India: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of states and districts.Dialogues in health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe availability of a safe blood supply is a key component of transfusion medicine. A decade of decreased blood use, decreased payment for products, and a dwindling donor base have placed the sustainability of the US blood supply at risk. STUDY DESIGN AND
methodsA literature review was performed for blood center (BC) and hospital disaster management, chronically transfusion-dependent diseases, and appropriate use of group O-negative red blood cells (RBCs), and the Choosing Wisely campaign. The aim was to identify current practice and to make recommendations for BC and hospital actions.
resultsWhile BCs are better prepared to handle disasters than after the 9/11 attacks, messaging to the public remains difficult, as donors often do not realize that blood transfused during a disaster was likely collected before the event. BCs and transfusion services should participate in drafting disaster response plans. Hospitals should maintain inventories adequate for patients in the event supply is disrupted. Providing specialty products for transfusion-dependent patients can strain collections, lead to increased use of group O RBCs, and create logistical inventory challenges for hospitals. The AABB Choosing Wisely initiative addresses overuse of blood components to optimally use this precious resource. Group O-negative RBCs should be transfused only to patients who truly need them.
conclusionsCollecting and maintaining a blood supply robust enough to handle disasters and transfusion-dependent patients in need of specialty products is challenging. Collaboration of all parties should help to optimize resources, ensure appropriate collections, improve patient care, and ultimately result in a robust, sustainable blood supply.
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