title: [Autologous transfusion of blood deep frozen in the interim in childhood].
abstract: In the report we describe a method of reducing the number of transfusions of heterologous blood in patients with a surgical correction of chest walls. In 71 children between 2 and 17 years of age, 10-15% of total blood volume were withdrawn 3-4 weeks before the operation, deep frozen and thawed at the appropriate time to be ready for retransfusion. This arrangement reduced the need of heterologous blood significantly from 18.6% (prior to the introduction of the method) to 4.2%.
authors: Kinderchirurgische Klinik, Universität München.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kellnar
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Hansen
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Hofmann
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Heim
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Horst
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D001810:Blood Volume; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010949:Plasma; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Zur autologen Transfusion zwischenzeitlich tiefgefrorenen Blutes im Kindesalter.