Why the study?
Does the elimination of routine crossmatching reduce technician time and patient cost in patients undergoing elective surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing certain elective surgical procedures in a small community hospital
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May support selective omission of routine crossmatching to cut costs and time in elective surgery; leaves open confirmation in randomized or multicenter studies.
Does the elimination of routine crossmatching reduce technician time and patient cost in patients undergoing elective surgery?
Eliminating routine crossmatching for certain elective surgeries in a community hospital safely reduces costs and technician time.
Lee et al. (1980) studied this question.
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