title: [Reduced blood utilization in hip arthroplasty. Introduction of a blood preservation program].
abstract: In spring 1992 a blood conservation programme was established at Nordland Central Hospital with emphasis on indications for blood transfusion and intraoperative blood salvage (cell-saver). Medical records from all patients who underwent hip arthroplasty during the period 1 June 1991 to 28 February 1994 were examined. Mean transfusion of homologous SAGMAN-blood (bank blood) was substantially reduced during the period: for total prosthesis (n = 192) from 2.6 to 1.1 units per operation (p < 0.0001) and for hemiprosthesis (n = 66) from 3.1 to 0.9 units per operation (p = 0.0202). The percentage of patients in each of these two groups who did not receive blood transfusion at all increased from 18 to 61 in the first group (p < 0.0001) and from 24 to 65 (p = 0.0202) in the second. The substantial reduction of bank blood transfusion in this material conforms with current international transfusion guidelines. A particular benefit, considering the risk of transfusing contagious blood, is the marked increase in the number of patients who did not receive any blood product at all.
authors.affiliation: Ortopedisk seksjon, Nordland Sentralsykehus, Bodø.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bringeland
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramstad
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Amundsen
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Mollnes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001793:Blood Preservation; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway
vernacular_title: Reduksjon i blodforbruket ved hofteprotesekirurgi. Gjennomføring av et blodspareprogram.