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 …

The use of blood and blood products in Vali-e Asr Educational Hospital (Birjand Iran) -
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Background The goal of blood transfusion is to provide a safe, sufficient, and timely supply of
blood components to the recipients by ensuring that donation is safe and no harm to the …

The effect of maximum surgical blood ordering on blood utilization in elective surgeries in 23
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Background: Increased costs and mortality associated with inappropriate blood transfusions
have led to investigations about blood request and blood transfusion techniques. We …

The evaluation of blood crossmatches and blood utilization at university hospitals in Tabriz -
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Introduction: Blood is a valuable life resource that depends on the donation of blood by the
community. As a result, it is crucial that the manner in which this expensive resource is used …

Background: Ordering of blood is a common practice in elective surgical procedures.
Unnecessary blood orders need to be waived to reduce both workload and financial …

Blood components are a scarce and expensive resource. Therefore, there is a need to
continuously monitor blood utilization and audit the transfusion practices to identify key …

The proper utilization of blood is only clear in the application of blood transfusion to treat
cases that lead to mortality and cannot be effectively prevented or treated by other methods …