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Database management systems for blood bank applications.

P A Morel1

  • 1Associated Blood Bank Consultants, Box 206, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

Immunohematology
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Blood banks require efficient record storage and retrieval. Database management systems offer solutions for managing large datasets, including a program for frozen blood unit inventory management.

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Area of Science:

  • Transfusion Medicine
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Blood banks need effective long-term record storage and rapid data access.
  • Database management systems (DBMS) are crucial for handling large volumes of critical information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the benefits of DBMS for blood bank operations.
  • To introduce a specific program designed for managing frozen blood unit inventory.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing database management system functionalities for data handling.
  • Developing and presenting a specialized inventory management program.

Main Results:

  • DBMS provide essential functions like data entry, sorting, searching, reporting, and calculations.
  • A shareable program for managing frozen blood unit inventory is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Database management systems are vital for optimizing blood bank record keeping.
  • Shared, privately developed programs can enhance blood bank efficiency and data management.

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