title: Early experience of intraoperative autotransfusion.
abstract: Intraoperative autotransfusion of whole blood was performed using the Solcotrans device in 45 patients undergoing major vascular surgery or other procedures in which there was a clean operative field. Overall, 60% of the blood shed during these operations was reinfused. Approximately 50% of patients avoided the potential complications of homologous transfusion. There were no complications attributable to the use of this device although in a sample of 13 patients, 30% of the erythrocytes were haemolysed and there were other minor haematological abnormalities. In conclusion this device provides a simple method of autotransfusing 2 or 3 litres of blood aspirated from an uncontaminated operative field.
authors.affiliation: Brook General Hospital, London.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Cuddigan
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wyatt
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin