Pulmonary

1. •Lung resection - 2 units
   

2. •Thoracoscopic lung biopsy - group and save
   

3. •Decortication - 2 units
   

4. •Thoracoscopic lung resection - 2 units
   

5. •Sleeve resection - 2 units
   

6. •Bullectomy or lung volume reduction - 2 units
   

Oesophageal

1. •Oesophagectomy - 4 units
   

2. •Fundoplication (abdominal) - group and hold
   

3. •Fundoplication (thoracotomy or re-do) - 2 units
   

4. •Hellers myotomy (abdominal) - group and hold
   

5. •Heller's myotomy (thoracotomy or redo) - 2 units
   

6. •Epiphrenic diverticulum - 2 units
   

7. •Celestin tube - group and hold
   

8. •Pharyngeal pouch - group and hold
   

9. •Para-oesophageal hernia repair - 2 units
   

Pleural

1. •Pleural biopsy (open or thoracoscopic) - group and hold
   

2. •Rib resection/pleural window - group and hold
   

3. •Decortication - 2 units
   

4. •Pleurectomy or bullectomy (thoracoscopic or open) - 2 units
   

5. •Thoracoplasty - 2 units
   

Chest wall

1. •Chest wall resection - 2 units
   

2. •Pectus repair - 2 units
   

3. •Thoracoscopic sympathectomy - group and save
   

Mediastinal

1. •Mediastinoscopy - group and save
   

2. •Anterior mediastinotomy - group and hold
   

3. •Mediastinal mass excision - 2 units
   

4. •Pericardial window - group and hold
   

5. •Pericardiectomy - 4 units
   

6. •Retrosternal thyroidectomy - 2 units
   

7. •Thymectomy - 2 units
   

8. •Thoracoscopic sympathectomy - group and save
   

Note: "Re-do" operations, or those who have bone marrow suppression due to chemotherapy, may require additional units and the bloodbank should be warned that fresh frozen plasma and platelets may be required