Efficiency of blood utilization in elective surgical patients

Efficiency of blood utilization in elective surgical patients

Abstract Background Requesting blood prior to a surgical procedure for perioperative transfusion is a common practice in surgical patients. More unit of blood is requested than used by anticipating the patient will be transfused to provide a safety margin in an event of unexpected haemorrhage. Over...

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Main Authors: Kibruyisfaw Zewdie, Abraham Genetu, Yeabsera Mekonnen, Tewodros Worku, Abat Sahlu, Dereje Gulilalt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Efficiency of blood transfusion
Transfusion index
Transfusion probability
Tikur Anbessa hospital Ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4584-1

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