Novel web-based real-time dashboard to optimize recycling and use of red cell units at a large multi-site transfusion service

• Main Authors: Christopher Sharpe (Author), Jason G Quinn (Author), Stephanie Watson (Author), Donald Doiron (Author), Bryan Crocker (Author), Calvino Cheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Effective blood inventory management reduces outdates of blood products. Multiple strategies have been employed to reduce the rate of red blood cell (RBC) unit outdate. We designed an automated real-time web-based dashboard interfaced with our laboratory information system to effectively...