title: Audit of post-operative auto-transfusion of shed blood in hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Auto-transfusion of shed blood for joint arthroplasty has several theoretical advantages: availability, compatibility, avoidance of transmission of infection and cost. The clinical records of 92 primary hip arthroplasties were reviewed to investigate the effect of auto-transfusion on the use of the National Blood Transfusion Service both in terms of blood ordered and subsequently used. Overall, post-operative auto-transfusion had no significant effect on blood ordering or usage and was very expensive. The majority of patients were over transfused.
authors.affiliation: Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Unit, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pike
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hollingsworth
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000191:economics; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies