The estimated negative impacts on the red blood cell inventory of reducing shelf-life at two large health authorities in British Columbia, Canada, using a discrete-event simulation model.

Sakara HutspardolLawrence ShamDavid ZamarAmardeep Singh SekhonTina JacobucciColleen ChanRodrigo OnellAndrew W Shih

Published in: Vox sanguinis (2023)

Decreasing RBC shelf-life negatively impacted RBC inventory management, including increasing RBC outdating and STAT orders, which supply modifications minimally mitigate.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
healthcare
public health
mental health
psychometric properties
risk assessment
climate change
health promotion