title: Blood transfusion requirements for abdominal hysterectomy: 3-year experience in a district hospital (1993-1995).
abstract: Two hundred and thirty six women who underwent abdominal hysterectomy for benign disease at Fairfield District Hospital were studied retrospectively. Eleven patients received a total of 28 units of blood. The transfusion rate was 4.7%. The average number of units transfused per operation was 0.12. Each transfused patient received an average of 2.5 units with a range of 1-4 units. Only 27% of cross-matched blood was actually transfused. Patients with preoperative anaemia, prolonged operation time and a larger uterus were more likely to require blood transfusion. The group and screen procedure is an adequate preoperative blood order for patients having abdominal hysterectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fairfield Hospital, New South Wales.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000601:surgery*