Centralization of operational transfusiology in the Republic of Crimea
We studied the number and structure of donors and donations of blood and blood components in 2011-2017 in the blood service of the Republic of Crimea, consisting of the Blood Center, 2 of its branches and 17 blood transfusion departments. During this period, the part of donations of blood and blood components performed at the Blood Center significantly increased by 7.5 % (p < 0.001) and reached 51.6 % of the total number of donations performed in the Republic of Crimea. It is advisable to continue the work on centralizing the procurement of blood and blood components, to evaluate the possibility of collection of platelets isolated from whole blood in a single center of its processing.