title: The problem of blood in surgical treatment of spinal deformity.
abstract: In order to minimize the risks of homologous blood transfusion during surgery for spinal deformity, we perform a blood-saving procedure consisting of both intraoperative methods and auto-transfusion techniques. In this paper we compare our experience in the year 1989 with that of the past decade. When auto-transfusion was used, there was a decrease in intraoperative blood loss and only 4% of the patients required homologous transfusions.
authors.affiliation: Sezione Autonoma Deformità Vertebrali, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zagra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oriani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sacchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lamartina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006438:Hemodilution; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery*