title: Conservation of blood in cardiac surgery.
abstract: The rising costs of surgical care and decreasing third-party reimbursement mandate conservation of surgical resources and supplies whenever possible. One such resource is autologous blood. Its conservation has the added benefit of protecting the patient from the potential dangers of homologous blood and its products. This article presents conservation techniques found to be feasible in open-heart surgery.
authors.affiliation: Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lavender
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics; D000328:Adult; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000379:methods; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000191:economics*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000191:economics