Reorganization of Blood Ordering Practices
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Physicians order blood crossmatched on the basis of habit. The resulting unnecessary crossmatching for elective surgical procedures is costly and wasteful. By realigning crossmatching orders with actual expected needs, substantial savings can be realized in terms of personnel time, reagents, and outdating of units of blood.
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