For all nontransfused patients, the cost of obtaining type and screen was $31 815, and the cost for crossmatch was $25 200. Conclusion Patients may undergo preoperative type and screen or crossmatch for procedures rarely associated with transfusion. Historic transfusion probability may be used to...
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The crossmatch to transfusion ratio was 11.1. Conclusions The maximum surgical blood order for elective EVAR should be a group and save (type and screen) sample because of the high crossmatch to transfusion ratio. Intraoperative transfusion is rarely required (<1%) but often necessitates large ...