Table VII.
Proposed Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedule (MSBOS) for different operations.
| General surgery | |
| Cholecystectomy and exploration of the bile duct; abdominal wall repair; vagotomy | (*) T&S |
| Explorative laparotomy | 2 |
| Oesophagectomy | 4 |
| Laparotomic repair of hiatus hernia; gastrostomy and enterostomy; gastric resections | T&S |
| Total gastrectomy | 2 |
| Oesophagogastrectomy | 4 |
| Hepatic resections | 2 |
| Hepatectomy | 4 |
| Rectal resection via the abdominal-perineal route | 4 |
| Anterior resection of the rectum | 2 |
| Ileal resections | 4 |
| Resections of the colon, hemicolectomy, colectomy | 2 |
| Simple mastectomy; thyroidectomy; parathyroidectomy; liver biopsy; splenectomy | T&S |
| Excision of adrenal gland | 3 |
| Pancreatectomy | 4 |
| Kidney transplant; bone marrow harvest | 2 |
| Thoracic surgery | |
| Lung biopsy; mediastinoscopy; explorative thoracotomy | T&S |
| Pneumectomy; lobectomy; pleural decortication | 2 |
| Cardiovascular surgery | |
| Amputation of a leg; sympathectomy; femoral thromboendoarterectomy (TEA); carotid TEA | T&S |
| Aorto-femoral by-pass | 2 |
| Aorto-iliac by-pass | 4 |
| Abdominal aorta aneurysmectomy | 4 |
| Thoracic aorta aneurysmectomy | 6 |
| Saphenectomy; varicectomy | T&S |
| Valve replacements; aorto-coronary by-pass | 4 |
| Neurosurgery | |
| Pituitary gland surgery; laminectomy for lumbosacral hernia discs; shunts for hydrocephalus | T&S |
| Excision of meningioma | 2 |
| Excision of primary/secondary brain tumours | 2 |
| Chronic subdural haematoma; cranioplasty | T&S |
| Cerebral aneurysmectomy | 2 |
| Urology | |
| Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP); transurethral resection of bladder | T&S |
| Open adenomectomy of prostate | 2 |
| Radical prostatectomy | 4 |
| Cystectomy | 4 |
| Radical nephrectomy | 2 |
| Percutaneous pyelolithotomy | T&S |
| Obstetrics/Gynaecology | |
| Caesarean section; abdominal/vaginal hysterectomy | T&S |
| Laparo-hysterectomy with bilateral removal of adnexae | 4 |
| Pelviectomy | 6 |
| Asportation of a vesicular mole | 2 |
| Orthopaedic surgery | |
| Osteotomy/bone biopsy | T&S |
| Bone graft from iliac crest; spinal column arthrodesis | 2 |
| Hip, knee, shoulder, elbow prosthesis | 2 |
| Removal of hip synthesis systems, femoral nails | T&S |
| Hip prosthesis replacement | 4 |
*
T&S = Type and Screen (Type = typing the red blood cells, with determination of ABO groups and Rh type; Screen = search for irregular red blood cell antibodies)