Cost of Blood Loss and Transfusion | General Surgery

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Perioperative inappropriate red blood cell transfusions significantly increase total costs in elective surgical patients, representing an important economic burden for hospitals. (opens new window)

Saporito A, La Regina D, Hofmann A, Ruinelli L, Merler A, Mongelli F, Trentino KM, Ferrari P.

Source‎: Front Med (Lausanne) 2022;9:956128.

Indexed‎: PubMed 36111110

DOI‎: 10.3389/fmed.2022.956128

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36111110 (opens new window)

Randomized trial comparing packed red cell blood transfusion with and without leukocyte depletion for gastrointestinal surgery. (opens new window)

Tartter PI, Mohandas K, Azar P, Endres J, Kaplan J, Spivack M.

Source‎: Am J Surg 1998;176(5):462-6.

Indexed‎: PubMed 9874434

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9874434 (opens new window)

Increased hospital costs associated with red blood cell transfusion. (opens new window)

Trentino KM, Farmer SL, Swain SG, Burrows SA, Hofmann A, Ienco R, Pavey W, Daly FF, Van Niekerk A, Webb SA, Towler S, Leahy MF.

Source‎: Transfusion 2015;55(5):1082-9.

Indexed‎: PubMed 25488623

DOI‎: 10.1111/trf.12958

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25488623 (opens new window)

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