Journal of Clinical Research

Department of Surgical Oncology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan

Publications

• Research Article   
  Time to Cross off Routine Preoperative Blood Crossmatch in Mastectomy!
  Author(s): Ambreen Zaidi*, Huma Mannan, Zulqarnain Choudhry, Sameen Mohtasham Khan, Huma Majeed Khan, Ruqayya Naheed Khan, Amina Iqbal Khan and Muhammad Asad Parvaiz
  
  Purpose: Blood transfusion in breast cancer surgery patients is now quite rare as surgical haemostatic techniques have become very meticulous. In our hospital, all patients planned for mastectomy have a routine blood cross match done preoperatively. The cost of this blood cross match comes down as about 10 United States dollars (USD) per patient. In this study, we looked at our mastectomy patients who required blood transfusion. Methods: All mastectomy patients from January 2016 to June 2016 were included in our study. The data was derived from a prospectively maintained computerized database. Patient demographics, preoperative and postoperative haemoglobin levels, reasons and timings of blood transfusion were recorded. Results: 182 patients had mastectomy during 6 months. 170 (93.4%) patients had preoperative.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2795-6172.2021.5.128

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