title: Blood ordering practices in elective and emergency surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Southern General NHS Trust, Glasgow.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tait
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004630:Emergencies; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data