Why the study?
Does substituting 'group-and-screen' for routine crossmatching reduce unnecessary blood use and costs in elective surgical procedures?
Population
Patients undergoing elective surgical procedures at Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
Comparison
Education of surgeons to change blood-ordering… vs Routine crossmatching based on habit
Design
Other
Authors
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May lower costs in low-blood-loss elective surgery; leaves open prospective safety validation before adoption.
Does substituting 'group-and-screen' for routine crossmatching reduce unnecessary blood use and costs in elective surgical procedures?
Implementing a 'group-and-screen' protocol instead of routine crossmatching for elective surgeries with low expected blood loss can significantly reduce resource waste and hospital costs.
Seshadri et al. (1979) studied this question.
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