Purpose: To calculate the blood transfusion requirement for a patient who requires chronic blood transfusion therapy.			Citations with documentation. 05.01.16	Medal Project 2003. See disclaimer.
conversion	enter
body weight in pounds		lbs equals	75.0	kilograms
hemoglobin in g/dL		g/dL equals	85	g/L
data	enter
Are you evaluating a patient who requires chronic blood transfusions? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
body weight of the patient in kilograms		kilograms
hematocrit prior to initial transfusion in percent (enter fro 0 to 100)		percent
hemoglobin prior to initial transfusion in g/L		g/L
number of packed RBC units transfused		units of blood transfused
hemoglobin prior to next transfusion in g/L		g/L
number of days between transfusions		days
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
whole body hematocrit in percent	30.9	percent
plasma volume in liters	3.38	liters
blood volume in liters	4.89	liters
transfusion requirement as grams hemoglobin per month	370.0	grams hemoglobin per month