title: Autologous blood pre-deposit and cell salvage in orthopedic surgery.
abstract: A successful autologous blood program should enrol all appropriate patients, conserve homologous blood and minimize the exposure to the risks of donor blood. A program of autotransfusion and proper use of blood has been implemented since 1980 with the objectives of including all eligible patients and to transfuse autologous blood only. The following strategies were adopted: critical review of transfusion indications; control of over-transfusion; avoidance of waste; systematic and integrated use of all autotransfusion techniques currently available. Results in 1992 in elective surgery: 98% enrolment, 75% blood conservation. Exposure to homologous blood was completely avoided in 53% of the cases.
authors.affiliation: Centro trasfusionale e di Immunoematologia, Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini Università di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mercuriali
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Inghilleri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biffi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vinci
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Colotti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scalamogna
mesh_terms: D001793:Blood Preservation; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors