Title
Development of a discrete event simulation model for evaluating strategies of red blood cell provision following mass casualty events.
Abstract
•First operational research study of hospital transfusion systems in a disaster.•A new approach to planning for these increasingly prevalent events.•Unique access to empirical data from the UK's largest post war mass casualty event.•Model outputs focusing on patient outcomes over system efficiency.•Translation of results into policy through key stakeholder consultation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1016/j.ejor.2018.03.008
European Journal of Operational Research
Keywords
Field
DocType
OR in health services,Simulation,Mass casualty event,Hospital
Robust design,Blood transfusion,Mass Casualty,Mass casualty event,Operations management,Mathematics,Discrete event simulation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
270
1
0377-2217
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
15
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Simon M. Glasgow100.34
Zane Perkins2112.31
Nigel Tai3112.65
Karim Brohi400.34
Christos Vasilakis5789.19