title: Limiting homologous blood exposure.
abstract: Successful limitation of homologous blood transfusion may necessitate multiple strategies and advance planning. Preoperative and intraoperative autologous blood collection may have to be supplemented with hemostatic pharmacologic agents. The use of cytokines is increasing. More efficient use of directed donors can have an important role in blood use. As these expensive and time-consuming techniques become available, a major challenge will be to determine which patients may benefit from or really need them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leveque
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yawn
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D002835:Christianity; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D004921:Erythropoietin