Korean J Blood Transfus.  2008 Apr;19(1):15-24.

Organization of Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedule (MSBOS) according to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)

• Lee S
• Han I
• Kahng J
• Kim Y
• Shin DS
• Han EK

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to organize the maximum surgical blood order schedule (MSBOS) of red blood cells (RBCs) for elective surgeries according to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification guidelines (ICD-9-CM) and we compared the results with the previously reported MSBOSs.
METHODS
From 1 March to 31 August 2007, the data of the transfused RBCs for elective surgeries in our hospital were analyzed. The MSBOS was organized as the average number of units of transfused RBCs for the type of surgery, according to the ICD-9-CM. The results were compared with the MSBOSs that were previously reportedfrom 1982 to 2004 in Korea.
RESULTS
A total of 121 types of 3,375 surgeries were performed. Type & screen for 91 types (81.3%), 1 unit for 20 types (13.8%), 2 units for 7 types (3.8%), 3 units for 1 type (0.4%) and 4 units for 2 types (1.8%) were recommended. There was a minimal difference between these results and the range for the previously reported MSBOSs.
CONCLUSION
It seems that the MSBOS showed minimal change since 2004. We organized the MSBOS according to the guidelines of the ICD-9-CM. Standardization of the surgery name should be considered to achieve more useful utilization of MSBOS.

Keyword

MSBOS; Elective surgery; ICD-9-CM

MeSH Terms

Appointments and Schedules
Erythrocytes
International Classification of Diseases
Korea