A Conceptual Framework for Optimizing Blood Matching Strategies: Balancing Patient Complications Against Total Costs Incurred

A Conceptual Framework for Optimizing Blood Matching Strategies: Balancing Patient Complications Against Total Costs Incurred

Alloimmunization is currently the most frequent adverse blood transfusion event. Whilst completely matched donor blood would nullify the alloimmunization risk, this is practically infeasible. Current matching strategies therefore aim at matching a limited number of blood groups only, and have evolve...

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Main Authors: Joost H. J. van Sambeeck, Puck D. de Wit, Jessie Luken, Barbera Veldhuisen, Katja van den Hurk, Anne van Dongen, Maria M. W. Koopman, Marian G. J. van Kraaij, C. Ellen van der Schoot, Henk Schonewille, Wim L. A. M. de Kort, Mart P. Janssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
blood supply chain
alloimmunization
cost-effectiveness
optimization
modeling
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00199/full

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