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. 2014 Jul 5;9:50. doi: 10.1186/s13018-014-0050-2

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Copyright © 2014 Frank et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Blood utilization (from admission to discharge) compared in the radiofrequency bipolar hemostatic sealer (RBHS) and control groups. Compared to the control group, the RBHS group used 51% fewer units of red blood cells (P = 0.01) and 56% fewer units of fresh frozen plasma (P = 0.03). The RBHS group also used fewer platelets (PLTS), but the difference from control did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.07).