Urology 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
UROLOGY
Cystectomy
4
Epispadiax repair
T&S
Fulguration of bleeding bladder tumor
T&S
Nephrectomy
2
Prostatectomy:
Trans urethral (TURP)
T&S
Suprapubic
T&S
Perineal
T&S
Pyelolithotomy
T&S
Pyelotomy
T&S
Radical lymph node dissection
2
Radical penectomy
T&S
Radical prostatectomy
2
Retrograde pyelogram
0
Transurethral resection of bladder tumor
T&S
Trans urethral resection of prostate (TURP)
T&S
Transpubic urethroplasty
2
Urethroplasty
0
Urethral dilatation
0
Vasectomy
0
Vasovasostomy
0