Abstract
In 1991 during one of the consultations organized by the WHO Global Blood Safety Initiative [1], a working definition of Transfusion Medicine was composed and defined in consensus to facilitate communication, evaluation and exchange of information and expertise. The definition reads:
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‘Transfusion Medicine deals with that part of the Health Care System which undertakes the appropriate provision and use of human blood resources.’
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Transfusion Medicine thereby provides the essential scientific and clinical information for transfusion practice and the link between the altruistic blood donor and the patient.
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Sibinga, C.T.S. (1996). The Clinical Consultative Role of the Blood Bank in Transfusion Medicine. In: Sibinga, C.T.S., Das, P.C., Snyder, E.L. (eds) Trigger Factors in Transfusion Medicine. Developments in Hematology and Immunology, vol 31. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1287-1_18
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