Blood on the drapes: A multispecialty comparison of blood spill estimates
This study demonstrates a global overestimation of blood volume when using the visual method, with improved accuracy at higher volumes. Our findings highlight the limitations of visual estimation methods for EBL.
Authors
- Evert Austin Eriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-325X)
- Langdon A. Hartsock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9893-2572)
- Gabriella Rivas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2588-8101)
- R. Lawrence Van Horn
- Kristoff R. Reid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-2343)
- Prudhvi Kodali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7886-3206)
- Henry B. G. Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4756-5530)
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12315
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00