Experience of the blood bank at the American University Hospital during the war in Lebanon
Allam, C.K.; Alami, S.Y.
Middle East Journal of Anaesthesiology 5(1): 21-28
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0544-0440 PMID: 581686 Document Number: 138921
The difficulties of switching from a community hospital blood bank type of practice to a field hospital blood bank operation with all the associated problems, are presented. Whole blood consumption markedly increased during the war while components use dropped and the voluntary benevolent donorship became the only source of blood supply. Guidelines of blood bank practice are derived from this experience.