title: [The Haemonetics cell saver in open heart surgery (author's transl)].
abstract: A prospective study in 20 patients undergoing open heart surgery showed that up to 48 per cent of the required transfusion volume could be provided by autologous centrifuged blood. Re-transfusion of the washed packed red cells free of cell debris, heparin and aggregate significantly reduced blood loss both during and after the operation. The haemonetics cell saver is a valuable aid in the auto-transfusion technique.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013918:Thrombin Time
chemical_list: D005340:Fibrinogen
vernacular_title: Erfahrungen mit dem Haemonetics-Cell-Saver in der offenen Herzchirurgie.