I work for the company that promotes Orthopat and we have a cost analysis that I use with accounts. Typically, if an account is predonating, they should be able to greatly reduce prodonations, and there should be a cost savings. You should also save on the reduction of banked blood and the disposal costs/lack of reimbursement associated with wasted blood. I could send you a copy of the cost analysis forms that we use, you would just have to fill in the costs at your facility.

Any thoughts on Orthopat vs CBC II system?

There is zero comparison between the Constavac and OrthoPAT! What most people look at is price when comparing the two and that is a big mistake!
Why would a nurse/surgeon want to reinfuse thier patient with that junk that comes out of the Constavac? Unwashed koolaid is what it looks like...
Having a freshly washed product with a high HCT that is rich in 2,3 DPG is what patients should recieve. This is what the OrthoPAT provides.
What is sad is that the surgeons today only care about thier implant and they forget about Blood Management! They could care less about washed vs unwashed and the clincial outcomes.
If thier joint rep tells them to use something thats what they use...

We have almost eliminated our PAD program in my hospital because of the Orthopat. It is a tremendous asset to our bloodless program. What is 2,3 DPG?

2,3 dpg has the function of lowering hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen so that hgb releases oxygen to the tissues more easily. W/O 2,3 dpg hgb would release little oxygen to the tissues. Banked blood has low levels of 2,3 dpg and can regain only half its levels in a 24 hour period post-transfusion.