Transfusion
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A prospective randomized trial of the surgical blood order equation for ordering red cells for total hip arthroplasty patients.
The majority of crossmatched blood is for surgical patients, and most of it is never transfused. An alternative system for ordering red cell (RBC) units, called the surgical blood order equation (SBOE), which incorporates specific patient variables for surgical patients, has been developed. ⋯ Incorporation of patient factors in the use of the SBOE system resulted in increased efficiency of blood-ordering practices for total hip arthroplasty.