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The Ebmt Activity Survey On Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Novel Instrument For Quality Control, Alois Gratwohl, Helen Baldomero, Alvaro Urbano Ispizua
The Ebmt Activity Survey On Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Novel Instrument For Quality Control, Alois Gratwohl, Helen Baldomero, Alvaro Urbano Ispizua
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The hematopoietic stem cell transplant activity survey of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) represents a novel modern tool in health care management. Introduced in 1990, it captures annual numbers of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) by indication, donor type and stem cell source from each individual European transplant team. Supplemented by demographical data and economic factors, team density and transplant rates can be calculated and the impact of economics on HSCT rates can be assessed. As documented in the present analysis, a total of 19,668 HSCT were performed in Europe in 2001 by 599 teams in …