Instituting a thawed plasma procedure: it just makes sense and saves cents.

Background: The objectives of this time-series study were to elucidate the impact of a thawed plasma standard operating procedure (TP SOP) on plasma wastage and on cost savings.

Study Design And Methods: This study compared plasma wastage for 1 year before versus 1 year after implementation of a TP SOP.

Results: The plasma wastage and discard declined 79.