In 2021, there were an estimated 1,380,000 red blood cell transfusions in emergency departments in the United States. This graph shows the total number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by location.
Number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by location
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
2019
2021
All surgery (including transplant)
1,380
1,181
Emergency department
1,277
1,380
Inpatient medicine (including hematology/oncology)
Data is from the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS).
"In March 2022, all community-based (53) and hospital-based (83) blood collection centers, a randomly selected 40% of transfusing hospitals performing 100–999 annual inpatient surgeries, and all transfusing hospitals performing ≥1000 annual inpatient surgeries were sent a 2021 NBCUS survey to ascertain blood collection and transfusion data. Survey response rates were 92.5% (49/53) for community-based blood centers, 74.7% (62/83) for hospital-based blood centers, and 76.3% (2102/2754) for transfusing hospitals."
* Includes outpatient dialysis, rehabilitation, long term care.
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Wiley (Transfusion). (April 18, 2023). Number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by location (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204083/number-red-blood-cell-tranfusions-us-by-location/
Wiley (Transfusion). "Number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by location (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204083/number-red-blood-cell-tranfusions-us-by-location/
Wiley (Transfusion). (2023). Number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by location (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204083/number-red-blood-cell-tranfusions-us-by-location/
Wiley (Transfusion). "Number of Red Blood Cell (Rbc) Transfusions in The United States in 2019 and 2021, by Location (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204083/number-red-blood-cell-tranfusions-us-by-location/
Wiley (Transfusion), Number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by location (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204083/number-red-blood-cell-tranfusions-us-by-location/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in the United States in 2019 and 2021, by location (in 1,000s) [Graph], Wiley (Transfusion), April 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1204083/number-red-blood-cell-tranfusions-us-by-location/
