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. 2011 Jul 21;59(4):302–305. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(03)80139-9

Table 1.

Surgical cases

Year Units demanded Units transfused Transfusion probability C/T ratio
1st year 1215 380 31% 3.3:1
2nd year 1308 388 29% 3.4:1
3rd year 1180 361 31% 3.3:1
Common subgroups
Benign Prostrate Hypertrophy
1st year 112 27 24% 4.2:1
2nd year 98 15 15% 6.5:1
3rd year 103 19 18% 5.4:1
Cholecystectomy
1st year 182 13 07% 14:1
2nd year 239 25 15% 9.5:1
3rd year 176 31 17% 5.7:1
Renal calculus
1st year 95 25 26% 3.8:1
2nd year 58 14 24% 4.1:1
3rd year 116 11 09% 10.5:1
Neurosurgical procedures
1st year 236 77 33% 3.1:1
2nd year 167 55 32% 3:1
3rd year 70 27 35% 2.8:1
Oncosurgical procedures
1st year 171 91 53% 1.9:1
2nd year 217 92 42% 2.4:1
3rd year 274 125 45% 2.2:1
Kidney transplantation
2nd year 52 03 06% 17.3:1
3rd year 50 03 06% 17.3:1