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Reasons for multiple blood ordering of more than six units in 56 patients |
| 1. Severe anaemia requiring preoperative top up transfusion |
| 2. Operation cancellation |
| (i) Medical reasons |
| (ii) Unavailability of intensive care unit bed |
| 3. Excessive intraoperative bleeding |
| 4. Reoperation |
| (i) Ischaemic anastomotic site or bowel |
| (ii) Postoperative bleeding |
| (iii) Chyle leak |
| (iv) Massive gastrointestinal bleeding |
| (v) Empyema |
| 5. Postoperative complications |
| (i) Anastomotic leak |
| (ii) Postoperative bleeding |
| (iii) Sepsis |
Ayantunde et al. BMC Surgery 2008 8:3 doi:10.1186/1471-2482-8-3 |