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The Value of a Patient Blood Management Program in Improving Care
Blood conservation is being embraced by a growing number of medical centers with the goal of improving patient outcomes and reducing costs. Based on a presentation at the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management annual meeting in September 2009, this monograph will summarize the benefits of a blood management program and review strategies for implementation.
To request a free hard copy of this Special Report article, please email your full name, mailing address, and institution to clinicaloncologynews@mcmahonmed.com
DECEMBER, 2009 |
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Adult Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP): A Review of the Disease
Idiopathic, or immune, thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder usually characterized
by increased platelet destruction and suboptimal platelet production. ITP results in diminished
platelet levels and an increased risk for minor and major bleeding events. Approximately
200,000 individuals in the United States have ITP.
FEBRUARY, 2009 |
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Medication Errors: Creating and Selecting Safer Drug Products
Seven years ago, the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) report To Err Is Human:
Building a Safer Health System
revealed that US hospitals and other
healthcare institutions were not the
models of safe medical practices that
most Americans assumed they were.
Indeed, injuries caused by events that
had nothing to do with patients’ medical
conditions were hardly uncommon.
MARCH, 2008 |
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