Cost analysis of blood transfusion in ENT
Cost analysis was conducted using the 2015 NICE cost analysis for blood transfusion. The total cost of administering the first unit was shown to be £170.14, whilst each subsequent unit cost £162.01. This included staffing, procedural and consumable costs of £48.30 and £40.17 associated with first and subsequent units, respectively.11 The cost incurred by the department has fallen by over £2000 over the 5-year period (Table 3).