RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cost of allogeneic and autologous blood transfusion in Canada. Canadian Cost of Transfusion Study Group
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 1501
OP 1508
VO 154
IS 10
A1 R. Tretiak
A1 A. Laupacis
A1 M. Riviere
A1 K. McKerracher
A1 E. Souetre
YR 1996
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/10/1501.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost, from a societal perspective, of blood transfusion in Canada. STUDY DESIGN: Cost-structure analysis. SETTING: Data were collected from eight hospitals and from six blood centres operated by the Canadian Red Cross Society in four provinces. OUTCOME MEASURES: Costs associated with four stages of transfusion-- collection, production, distribution and delivery--in 1933 were assessed. Costs were divided into the following categories; personnel, purchases, external services, overhead, donors' time, patients' time (for autologous transfusion), wastage and infection. RESULTS: The mean overall cost of a transfusion performed on an inpatient basis was $210 per unit of red blood cells for an allogeneic transfusion and $338 per unit of blood for an autologous transfusion. The mean cost of an allogeneic transfusion performed on an outpatient basis was $280 per unit of red blood cells. CONCLUSION: The costs determined in this study can be used in future studies comparing the cost-effectiveness of allogeneic transfusion with that of alternative methods.