10 Facts About Blood
The 10 Facts About Blood Transfusions Every Physician, Nurse & Hospital Executive
Should Know
- Transfusions are inherently hazardous
- Blood is a liquid transplant
- Transfusions progressively increase infection rates
- Less is more for transfusions
- Transfusion education is grossly inadequate
- Transfusion rates in the U.S. are higher than many countries
- Blood costs are on the rise
- Blood costs are the tip of the iceberg for total costs
- Transfusions are ‘risky business’
- Transfusion complications 2009: You break it, you pay for it
