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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transfusion. 2012 Feb 17;52(8):1750–1760. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03531.x

Table 1.

Supply Cost
OrthoPat Full Setup $375
OrthoPat Collection Line $11.10
Unwashed Shed Blood Setup $105
Saline (1 liter) $0.99
Intravenous tubing $4.49
Blood (per unit) $156
Alcohol Swab $0.03
Tourniquet $0.33
Butterfly angiocath $0.36
Gauze $0.02
Vacutainer Collection Tube $0.09
Tape $0.02

Labor Cost
OrthoPat technician (per hour) $19.50
Phlebotomist (per blood draw) $20
Staff Nurse (per hour) $42
Orthopedic surgeon (per hour) $212.71
Laboratory Technician (per hour) $18.54
Blood Bank Technician (per hour) $19
Blood Bank Aide (per hour) $9.50

Laboratory Cost
Complete Blood Count (CBC) $15
Type and Crossmatch $205