Otolaryngology Transfusion Maximums
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Number =
No. of crossmatched units. The patient must be informed of autologous, directed, and non-directed homologous blood (Paul Gann Blood Safety Act 1990) and informed consent for transfusion obtained whenever the expected number of blood units for elective surgery >0 and the patient has contraindications for autologous donation.
T&S =
Type and Antibody Screen
0 =
No specimen for Blood Bank
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MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED UNITS OF BLOOD FOR ELECTIVE SURGERY
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Adenoidectomy
T&S
Angiofibroma resection
4
Brachial cleft cyst
T&S
Caldwell Luc
T&S
Carotid body tumor resection
4
Ethmoidectomy
2
Glossectomy
2
Jaw tongue neck resection
4
Labyrinthectomy
0
Laryngectomy
2
with radical neck
4
Laryngoscopy with biopsy
0
Mandibulectomy
2
Mastoidectomy
T&S
Maxillectomy
2
Myringoplasty
0
Myringotomy and tubes
0
Neck mass, excision of
T&S
Orbital exploration
T&S
Otoplasty
0
Parathyroidectomy
T&S
Parotidectomy
T&S
Radical neck dissection
2
Rhinoplasty
T&S
Rhytidoplasty
T&S
Septoplasty
0
Skin flap pedicle
T&S
Skin graft
0
Split thickness skin graft
0
Teflon injection
0
T & A
T&S
Temporal bone resection
6
Thyroglossal duct cyst
T&S
Tongue jaw neck
3
Tonsillectomy
T&S
Tracheostomy
0
Tracheotomy
0
Tumor of palate
T&S
Turbinate excision
0
Tympanoplasty
0
Tympanotomy
0
Vocal cord stripping
0