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The nurse should cancel the operation as the permit has not been signed by the patient. Usually, the permit includes the procedure of the operation, and related health risks and complications associated with the operation. Therefore, it is required that the patient must sign the operative permit or any type of legal document before taking preoperative medication.
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Explanation:
During perfusion, 29 patients (12%) received 34 units of blood in the pump-oxygenator, and after bypass 64 patients (27%) received 65 units of blood in the operating room (average intraoperative use, 203 ml per patient). For the total hospital stay, the blood requirement was 728 ml per patient.