DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM (SOFTWARE) FOR THE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF A PREOPERATIVE AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD DONATION OUTPATIENT CLINIC

Abstract

The establishment of an outpatient clinic for preoperative autologous blood donation (PABD) is a useful measure for the promotion of preoperative autologous blood transfusion (PABT). However, in hospitals without a transfusion department, the establishment of such outpatient clinics is difficult, due to the complexity of the office work, time restrictions, and limited human resources. For the establishment of a PABD outpatient clinic in our hospital, in an attempt to guarantee the efficient management, we developed a novel computer system (the " PABT Management System" ). This system facilitates requesting and planning PABD and the registration and provision request of autologous blood products, as well as the registration of autologous blood usage or wastage. In addition, information on PABT, the clinical pathways, and product labels can be printed in this system, which contributes to the safe and efficient management of the outpatient clinic. We concluded that development of an efficient PABT computer system allows for the establishment of a PABD outpatient clinic, even in hospitals with limited human resources.