Preoperative Type and Screen is Unnecessary in Elective Anatomic Lung Resection and Esophagectomy.

Background: Preoperative type and screen (TS) is routinely performed before elective thoracic surgery. We sought to evaluate the utility of this practice by examining our institutional data related to intraoperative and postoperative transfusions for two common, complex procedures.

Materials And Methods: A single-center, retrospective review of a prospective thoracic surgery database was performed.