Blood component | Units | Acquisition costa | Activity-based costb |
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Savings in RBCs | 2.5 | $550 | $1,760–$2,640 |
Savings in FFP | 1.4 | $75 | $240–$360 |
Savings in PLTs | 0.2 | $120 | $384–$576 |
Blood cost savings | | $745 | $2,384–$3,576 |
Net cost savingsc | | $252 | $1,891–$3,083 |
- FFP fresh frozen plasma, PLTs platelets, RBCs red blood cells, RBHS radiofrequency bipolar hemostatic sealer. aCalculated as $220/RBC unit, $50/FFP unit, and $600/PLT unit, the average cost of blood components in the mid-Atlantic region. bCalculated as 3.2 to 4.8 times acquisition cost [[4]]. cCalculated as blood cost savings minus RBHS device costs ($493).