Blood transfusion trends by disease category in the United States, 2000 to 2014

Better understanding of blood usage rates could identify trends in transfusion practices over time and inform more efficient management.Inpatient admissions from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample and State Inpatient Databases were analyzed for packed red blood cell (PRBC), plasma, platelet, and whole blood (WB) transfusions. The transfusion rates per admission and per prevalent case were calculated. Prevalence...