Abstract Background Postoperative bleeding is a major concern in cardiac surgery, often leading to significant transfusion requirements. Despite this high transfusion demand, the use of postoperative autologous blood transfusion (PABT)..
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Abstract Background The management of intraoperative autologous blood salvage (ABS) quality is essential to ensure safety and outcomes; although publications on this subject are scarce. We evaluated a standardized program..
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Abstract Autologous salvaged blood, commonly called cell salvage, is an established perioperative blood conservation modality to mitigate the impact of acute blood loss by recapturing shed blood and reducing allogeneic..
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Abstract Aortic surgeries are associated with intraoperative blood loss, often requiring allogeneic blood transfusion. Therefore, blood must be viewed as a scarce resource that carries risks and benefits. Many preoperative..
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Abstract BACKGROUND: This study’s purpose was to assess whether larger volumes of reinfused unwashed shed autologous blood (SAB) were associated with adverse events within 30 days for patients undergoing open..
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Abstract Purpose We sought to conduct a quality improvement initiative to compare the wash quality and speed of autologous red blood cell (RBC) processing of four autotransfusion devices during cardiac..
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Abstract Purpose Blood transfusion; is considered an organ transplant. In coronary bypass surgery, large volumes of homologous blood transfusion may be required due to excessive bleeding. The large number of..
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Abstract Objective This study aimed to investigate the blood protective effect of autologous platelet-rich plasma in aortic root reconstruction under longtime cardiopulmonary bypass. Method Patients who underwent aortic root reconstruction..
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Abstract To the editor, Hypotension is a common complication during surgery that is caused by many factors. Among these causes, acute pulmonary is extremely rare. However, once it happens, the severe hypotension..
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Abstract Background: Transfusion rates in cardiac surgery are high. Aim: To determine if intraoperative autologous blood removal without volume replacement is associated with fewer homologous blood transfusions without increasing acute kidney injury...
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Abstract The transfusion of autologous blood remains a potentially controllable complication of open-heart surgery. The most important element in a blood conservation program is an attitude on the part of..
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Abstract Purpose of review The collection of shed blood and its reinfusion has been termed ‘cell salvage’ or ‘autotransfusion’. This review will summarize the historical foundation of cell salvage and summarize recent..
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Fluid, Volume, and Blood Management. A multidisciplinary approach to autologous blood.
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