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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
maximum surgical blood ordering schedule saves money and resources
أقصى جدول ترتيب الدم الجراحية يوفر المال والموارد
 
Subject : maximum surgical blood ordering schedule saves money and resources 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : A 6-month prospective audit was carried out in three surgical departments of a district general hospital. Over that period, 2720 units of red cells were electively cross-matched, 957 being transfused. The overall cross-match-to-transfusion ratio (CTR) was 2.8, but this varied from over 40 for some gynaecological procedures to 1.5 for major surgical procedures. The average CTR for general surgery was 2.2, orthopaedics 2.3, and obstetrics and gynaecology 5.7. A maximum surgical blood ordering system (MSBOS) was introduced and a second 6-month audit carried out. The number of units cross-matched had fallen by 36% to 1746, with a CTR of 1.8. The change in activity had led to a saving conservatively estimated at 11,616.00 Pounds per annum. Local audit and the introduction of a MSBOS in a district general hospital is an exercise which can demonstrate inefficiencies in blood ordering practices and can lead to large financial savings without detracting from standards of patient care. 
ISSN : 0045-3803 
Journal Name : journal of the royal medical services 
Volume : 8 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1421 AH
2001 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Saturday, March 16, 2013 

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محمد احمد الحربيalharbi, mohamed ahmedInvestigatorDoctorate 

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