Pulmonary
- Lung resection - 2 units
- Thoracoscopic lung biopsy - group and save
- Decortication - 2 units
- Thoracoscopic lung resection - 2 units
- Sleeve resection - 2 units
- Bullectomy or lung volume reduction - 2
units
Oesophageal
- Oesophagectomy - 4 units
- Fundoplication (abdominal) - group and
hold
- Fundoplication (thoracotomy or re-do) - 2
units
- Hellers myotomy (abdominal) - group and
hold
- Heller's myotomy (thoracotomy or redo) - 2
units
- Epiphrenic diverticulum - 2 units
- Celestin tube - group and hold
- Pharyngeal pouch - group and hold
- Para-oesophageal hernia repair - 2 units
Pleural
- Pleural biopsy (open or thoracoscopic) -
group and hold
- Rib resection/pleural window - group and
hold
- Decortication - 2 units
- Pleurectomy or bullectomy (thoracoscopic
or open) - 2 units
- Thoracoplasty - 2 units
Chest wall
- Chest wall resection - 2 units
- Pectus repair - 2 units
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy - group and
save
Mediastinal
- Mediastinoscopy - group and save
- Anterior mediastinotomy - group and hold
- Mediastinal mass excision - 2 units
- Pericardial window - group and hold
- Pericardiectomy - 4 units
- Retrosternal thyroidectomy - 2 units
- Thymectomy - 2 units
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy - group and
save
Note: "Re-do"
operations, or those who have bone marrow suppression due to chemotherapy,
may require additional units and the bloodbank should be warned
that fresh frozen plasma and platelets may be required.
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