[Autologous transfusion of drained blood in hip and knee alloplasty. A prospective controlled study of 56 patients].
Fifty-six patients undergoing hip or knee replacements were randomized to receive autologous drain-blood transfusion or homologous blood transfusion at postoperative need. A reinfusion of 65% of the postoperative drainage blood loss was achieved. The number of homologous blood transfusions fell concomitantly from 2.3 to 0.6 after hip replacement and from 3.3 to 0.3 after knee replacement. No signs of activation of the complement or coagulation systems were found.
Ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling, Vejle Sygehus.
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Sørensen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003718:Denmark; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
Autolog draenblodtransfusion ved hofte- og knaealloplastik. En prospektiv kontrolleret undersøgelse af 56 patienter.