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National Blood Collection & Utilization Survey

Background

Since 1997, the biennial National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) has been the primary method of gathering blood collection and utilization data in the United States. The survey includes questions on general facility information; blood collections, processing, and testing; blood and blood component transfusions; modification of components; and prices paid by hospitals for blood components. To estimate blood collection and utilization, all U.S. blood collection centers and acute care hospitals (with the exception of Department of Defense facilities) performing at least one hundred inpatient surgical procedures per year and located within the 50 states and the District of Columbia are asked to participate.

Recent Reports

2019 NBCUS Reports

  • Findings from the 2019 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey, Transfusion, published 2021
  • Supplemental findings of the 2019 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey, Transfusion, published 2021
  • Has the trend of declining blood transfusions in the United States ended? Findings of the 2019 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey, Transfusion, published 2021

2017 NBCUS Reports

  • Slowing decline in blood collection and transfusion in the United States – 2017, Transfusion, published 2020
  • Transfusion‐associated adverse events and implementation of blood safety measures ‐ findings from the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey, Transfusion, published 2020
  • Supplemental findings of the 2017 National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey, Transfusion, published 2020

2015 NBCUS Reports

  • Continued Decline in Blood Collection and Transfusion in the United States - 2015, Transfusion, published 2017
  • Cost Projections for Implementation of Safety Interventions to Prevent Transfusion-transmitted Zika Virus Infection in the United States, Transfusion, published 2017
  • Supplemental findings from the National Blood Collection and Utilization Surveys, 2013 and 2015, Transfusion, published 2017

2013 NBCUS Report

  • Declining blood collection and utilization in the United States, Transfusion, published 2016

Prior Reports

View an archive of NBCUS reports prior to 2013

Content created by Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)
Content last reviewed September 15, 2021
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