To evaluate hemoglobin thresholds of elective surgical patients and blood typing policy for reducing the erythrocyte transfusion in a hospital setting

Introduction: The existing methods to quantify blood requirement in elective surgical procedure are the baseline hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit of patients. The risk-based scoring systems available are maximum allowable surgical blood loss and maximum surgical blood ordering schedule employ retrospe...

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Main Authors: Sankalp Sharma, Dhananjay Prasad, Saurabh Lehre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.gjtmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2468-8398;year=2019;volume=4;issue=1;spage=58;epage=64;aulast=Sharma