title: Predeposit autologous blood transfusion in elderly patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate.
abstract: In order to reduce the rate of homologous blood transfusion, predeposit autologous blood transfusion has been introduced in 134 out of 266 patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate since February 1988. Nine (6.7%) out of 134 patients who deposited their own blood were also transfused with homologous blood. In contrast, the rate of homologous blood transfusion was 22.7% in 132 patients who did not deposit autologous blood. Overall homologous blood transfusion rate (14.7%) in the past 4.5 years has been much lower than in the previous 4 years (22.2% in 203 patients). In 6 patients in whom blood donation was performed concurrently with administration of recombinant human erythropoietin, decrease of haemoglobin level was significantly less than in those without rHuEPO. Predeposit autologous blood transfusion can reduce homologous blood transfusion rate. It is safe and easily performed, and more effective when combined with rHuEPO administration even in elderly patients undergoing TURP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ihara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yabumoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ikoma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001771:Blood Banks; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014521:Urethra
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin