background: reservation of blood leads to blood wastage if the blood is not transfused. therefore, in some centers only blood type and screen are evaluated. in this study, the efficacy of a blood crossmatch-to-transfusion ratio was measured and then compared with the standard levels. methods: this prospective study was conducted during one year in a university hospital. during this period, 398 ...

background: in the present study the amount of requested blood products in major departments of imam reza medical center, kermanshah, iran has been studied to evaluate the necessity of these requests and also the amount of blood products wastage because of unnecessary requests. materials and methods: in the present study the information related to 4832 unit of requested blood products from iran...

  Background: Reservation of blood leads to blood wastage if the blood is not transfused. Therefore, in some centers only blood type and screen are evaluated. In this study, the efficacy of a blood crossmatch-to-transfusion ratio was measured and then compared with the standard levels. Methods: This prospective study was conducted during one year in a university hospital. During this period, 39...

Background: In the present study the amount of requested blood products in major departments of Imam Reza Medical Center, Kermanshah, Iran has been studied to evaluate the necessity of these requests and also the amount of blood products wastage because of unnecessary requests. Materials and Methods: In the present study the information related to 4832 unit of requested blood products from Ira...

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