“…B lood products, including red blood cells (RBCs), platelets, and plasma, are valuable resources in the perioperative environment; sufficient products should be available to meet patient demand while still minimizing wastage. 1 Current wastage rates range from 1 to 5 percent, resulting in approximately 200,000 to 1 million wasted units each year in the United States. 2 Although a small amount of institutional wastage is generally considered to be acceptable, ideally, wastage should be zero.…”