The authors report a postoperative increase in body temperature by 2C within 12 h and 1C within 2 h after autotransfusion in all of 21 patients receiving about 1000 mL […]
This retrospective study reviews the blood conservation strategy developed in patients undergoing infrarenal aortic surgery in a tertiary vascular unit from 1995 to 2001. The authors show that the judicious […]
The authors propose to refrain from ACD anticoagulation in orthopedic postoperative autotransfusion. Their conclusion is not convincing. Products of activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis were not tested, although the main […]
This study assesses the effectiveness of intraoperative cell salvage with or without normovolemic hemodilution in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery. The results are not particularly new and the […]
A very thorough overview of all aspects of blood-sparing methods. – V. Kretschmer
Note: See also the useful invited commentary by John A. Elefteriades on pages 743-4. – F. Regan and M. Contreras.
The authors describe a new and interesting method for the detection of fat droplets in blood. The topic itself and the problem of fat in salvaged orthopedic wound blood is […]
This is a helpful report to design an autologous transfusion strategy. The conclusion is that one must extend blood salvage to the postoperative period or combine intraoperative blood salvage with […]
The prolonged collection of drained blood is problematic due the risk of bacterial contamination and to the exponential proliferation of bacteria at room temperature. Some countries prohibit collection exceeding 6 […]
Another confirmation that cell washing is essential to eliminate mediators contaminating wound blood, and that changes in interleukin levels are mainly dependent on other factors. – E. Hansen.
A well-conducted study on the quality of salvaged autologous blood. It shows that no leukocyte depletion is necessary for that blood. – E. Hansen.
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