Boletín de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico
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The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the trends in the use of blood products in our hospital during the last six years. We selected for the study packed red cells and platelet products since they are the most frequently used, on a unit per unit basis they represent a larger component of the transfusion service budget and finally are the most frequent units involved in transfusion reactions. ⋯ We have been able to define distinct changes in the trends of blood product utilization in our institution.