Autologous hemodonation in the corrective surgery of craniostenosis.
Homologous transfusions are mandatory in most surgical procedures for correcting craniofacial malformations in infancy. A program of preoperative and intraoperative auto-hemodonation was developed and carried out in eleven infants. Although homologous transfusion could have been avoided in only 7 patients, we think that further experiences and minor corrections of our program may improve these results.
Longatti
P L
PL
Division of Neurosurgery, City Hospital of Treviso, Italy.
Paccagnella
F
F
Agostini
S
S
Nieri
A
A
Carteri
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A
D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant