Absence of beneficial effect of acute normovolemic hemodilution combined with aprotinin on allogeneic blood transfusion requirements in cardiac surgery.
This prospective randomized study showed that acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) did not reduce the risk of allogeneic blood transfusion in elective cardiac surgical patients. However, the interpretation of these results […]
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.
Clinical application of vacuum-assisted cardiopulmonary bypass with a pressure relief valve.
Hayashi and colleagues have studied the value of a vacuum-assisted cardiopulmonary bypass system in simplifying bypass while reducing the volume of fluid needed for pump priming. They were successful in […]
Development of an animal model for assessment of the hemostatic efficacy of fibrin sealant in vascular surgery.
Having a sound and reproducible animal model to test the value of an existing therapy beyond its initial application is certainly a step forward. Kheirabadi and associates have taken this […]