Link to Refrigerator on Wheels Poster
Conclusion:
By educating OR staff and adding a refrigerator on wheels (ROW) to the equipment for holding RBCs in the high-RBC using OR cases:
- RBC wastage decreased by 66%
- Reduction of RBC acquisition cost by $92,202
- No RBCs issued in the ROW were wasted
- ROW purchase gave an almost immediate return on investment
Based on these results, we expanded our ROW inventory by two more ROWs as well as purchasing new coolers
Continuous monitoring of wastage is an important part of inventory management
