Toward a Sustainable Blood Supply in the United States: An Analysis of the Current System and Alternatives for the Future

Andrew W. Mulcahy ; Kandice A. Kapinos ; Brian Briscombe ; Lori Uscher-Pines ; Ritika Chaturvedi ; Spencer R. Case ; Jakub Hlavka ; Benjamin M. Miller

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Health Screening;    Health Care Services Capacity;    United States;    Emergency Preparedness;    Public Health Preparedness;    Students;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1575
ISBN  :  9780833096791
RP-ID  :  RR-1575-DHHS

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

A robust, sustainable blood system is a crucial component of every health care system. The availability of safe blood and blood products is a prerequisite for various health care services — including some surgeries, treatments for cancer and other acute and chronic medical conditions, trauma care, organ transplantation, and childbirths — that extend and improve life for millions of patients annually.