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DECEMBER 13, 2019

Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedules Reduce Costs

By Michael Vlessides

Montreal—Adherence to a data-driven maximum surgical blood order schedule (MSBOS) for open and radical prostatectomies can help reduce unnecessary preoperative blood orders and procedure-related costs.

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Mereze Visagie, BA

“Our MSBOS program was inspired by ‘Choosing Wisely,’ which is now an international campaign geared toward decreasing unnecessary medical procedures,” said Mereze Visagie, BA, who at the time the study was conducted was a