I don't know of an article that shows why more hospitals are not developing blood management programs.

It is easy to prove that using blood more appropriately can save large hospitals hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars each year by reducing the purchase, storage and delivery of RBC's. It is also easy to prove that patients who do not receive blood fair clinically better than patients who receive blood. We know that there is a direct correlation between blood transfusion and length of stay.

If we were discussing a physician who failed to adopt practices that brought better outcomes to their patients and saved the hospital, insurance companies and patients money, we would say they were irresponsible. When entire medical staff's follow the same course we say........

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Mr. Jan B. Wade
Blood Management Consultant
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