title: Transfusion and surgery.
abstract: In this survey of transfusion in surgery, we have attempted to provide the surgeon with an understanding of the problems associated with homologous transfusion and a practical knowledge of treatment strategies and alternatives designed to reduce homologous blood exposure. Such a review cannot be encyclopedic. Our hope is that it will serve the reader as a stimulus to examine his or her transfusion practices and as a guide for future self-learning.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cernaianu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: DelRossi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control; D001802:Blood Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D002835:Christianity; D004630:Emergencies; D006438:Hemodilution / Q000379:methods; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001802:Blood Substitutes