title: [Transfusional needs and blood saving strategies during orthotopic heart transplantation].
abstract: It is difficult to evaluate transfusional needs during cardiac surgery. One hundred fifty patients undergoing orthotopic cardiac transplantation were divided into two groups (A and B) according to the blood saving strategies. (Group A: no important saving strategies; group B: all blood saving techniques utilized). A low blood, plasma and platelet consumption was observed, with good clinical results, in group B. During orthotopic cardiac transplantation, it would be suitable to use all the saving transfusional blood strategies and a correct use of hemocomponents as during all cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: II Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sonzogni
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bellavita
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fabretti
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Lorini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pansera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pezzati
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Locatelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cossolini
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Necessità trasfusionali e strategie di risparmio di sangue durante trapianto cardiaco ortotopico.