A woman who went for routine surgery claims she woke up with an extra organ missing. Bella, 23, checked in for an operation earlier this year to treat her endometriosis, a painful condition that ...
In conclusion, the amount of blood routinely ordered for spinal surgery can be reduced. The highest inefficiency of the routine appeared not in high-risk cases but in painful spine surgery.
The aim of our study was to investigate the efficiency of our ordering routine. The records of 205 spinal surgery patients, over a period of 3 years were reviewed. The crossmatched to transfused ...