?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F608%2F&rft.title=Optimizing+blood+stock+management+for+efficient+usage+of+O-negative+blook+in+the+mid-west+area+of+Ireland&rft.creator=Fell%2C+C.&rft.creator=Golding%2C+M.&rft.creator=Gleeson%2C+J.&rft.creator=Jetka%2C+T.&rft.creator=Korobeinikov%2C+A.&rft.creator=Kubat%2C+I.&rft.creator=Lynch%2C+E.&rft.creator=Magdalina%2C+A.M.&rft.creator=Mitchell%2C+S.&rft.creator=Smith%2C+N.&rft.subject=Medical+and+pharmaceutical&rft.description=O-negative+blood+is+a+valuable+asset+as+it+can+be+transfused+into+any+patient+regardless+of+blood+group+and+is+therefore+used+in+emergencies.+However%2C+O-negative+blood+is+comparatively+rare+and+therefore+it+must+be+carefully+rationed.+The+Irish+blood+transfusion+service+is+concerned+that+O-negative+donors+are+being+asked+to+donate+too+often+and+would+like+to+reduce+the+amount+of+O-negative+blood+used%2C+and+in+particularly+reduce+the+usage+of+O-negative+blood+for+the+cases+where+it+is+not+clinically+necessary.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+study+group+considered+possibilities+for+a+reduction+of+the+O-negative+blood+usage+in+the+Mid-West+Area%2C+where+the+current+situation+is+particularly+alarming.+With+the+aim+to+quantify+and+minimize+risks+to+patients+in+the+Limerick+region+under+a+new+regime+in+which+less+O-negative+blood+is+stored+at+any+one+time%2C+the+study+group+explored+the+consequences+of+reducing+the+amount+of+O-negative+blood+stored+at+six+local+hospitals.+The+study+group+also+explored+the+possibility+of+achieving+a+reduction+of+the+inappropriate+usage+of+O-negative+blood+by+optimizing+current+routine+practice+and+worked+out+practical+recommendations+for+an+improvement+of+O-negative+blood+management+that+can+potentially+reduce+inappropriate+use+of+O-negative+blood+to+zero.&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F608%2F1%2FBloodStock.pdf&rft.identifier=++Fell%2C+C.+and+Golding%2C+M.+and+Gleeson%2C+J.+and+Jetka%2C+T.+and+Korobeinikov%2C+A.+and+Kubat%2C+I.+and+Lynch%2C+E.+and+Magdalina%2C+A.M.+and+Mitchell%2C+S.+and+Smith%2C+N.++(2011)+Optimizing+blood+stock+management+for+efficient+usage+of+O-negative+blook+in+the+mid-west+area+of+Ireland.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++