RESUMEN
A retrospective study was performed to determine the appropriateness and efficiency of preoperative blood ordering practices in orthognathic surgery. Results obtained showed that preoperative blood typing and crossmatching should be performed on patients who will be receiving combined maxillary and mandibular osteotomies with iliac crest grafts. Patients receiving all other types of osteotomies should have only preoperative blood typing and screening. This will serve to reduce cost to the patient, blood wastage, and the laboratory work load.
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Tipificación y Pruebas Cruzadas Sanguíneas , Transfusión Sanguínea/estadística & datos numéricos , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Ortognáticos , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Trasplante Óseo , Femenino , Humanos , Ilion , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Hemorragia Bucal/sangre , Osteotomía/métodos , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
Fixation of unstable zygomatic arch fractures may be accomplished with a relatively noninvasive approach using 24-gauge wire and modification of a readily available material, the orthopedic finger splint.