Accuracy of Estimated Blood Loss on Common Operating Room Items Among Medical Professionals
All in all, our study found a substantial overestimation of blood on operating room items by residents, students, and attending physicians. Our study suggests that estimation of surgical blood loss by analysis of soaked Ray-Tec sponges, laps, drapes, and towels may be inaccurate.
Authors
- Ashleigh W. Medda
- Cody D. Blazek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0724-4361)
- Bryanna D. Vesely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-566X)
- Luke Emerson Leffler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8861-4813)
- Nicholas S. Powers
- Jennifer A. Kipp
Institutions
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7547/23-011
- Primary Topic
- Blood transfusion and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00