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Transfusion medicine

average number of units transfused per patient crossmatched for a procedure, used with transfusion probability to set ordering policies.

In transfusion medicine, transfusion index refers to average number of units transfused per patient crossmatched for a procedure, used with transfusion probability to set ordering policies. This meaning comes from Mead (1980) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology.[1]

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References

Mead, J. H., Anthony, C. D., & Sattler, M. (1980). Hemotherapy in Elective Surgery: An Incidence Report, Review of the Literature, and Alternatives for Guideline Appraisal. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 74(2), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/74.2.223

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