Autologous transfusion of shed mediastinal blood after coronary artery bypass grafting and bacterial contamination.
A good article to read. Many physicians retransfuse unwashed blood, but most experts prefer washed blood in all cases. – H. Gombotz.
Tag: CARDIAC-SURGERY
Blood loss in elective coronary artery surgery: A comparison of centrifugal versus roller pump heads during cardiopulmonary bypass.
In an age of widespread use of anticogulants and patelet inhibitors for cardiac surgery, it is important to know the impact on bleeding and coagulation for every componants of the […]