[Open heart surgery without the use of homologous blood in infants and young children: effectiveness of the intraoperative autologous blood donation from arterial monitoring line].
Open heart surgery without the use of homologous blood transfusion was attempted in 81 pediatric patients weighing 5.5-14.9 kg. Autologous blood was donated from arterial monitoring line after induction of anesthesia. This donated blood, actual volume of 9.2 +/- 1.7 ml/kg, was reinfused following the cessation of extracorporeal circulation. Hemodilution resulting from autologous blood donation was well tolerated by all patients. Sixty-eight patients (84%) were operated on successfully without the need for homologous blood. These data suggest that autologous blood donation from arterial monitoring line is a safe and effective method to avoid homologous blood transfusion especially in infants and young children undergoing open heart surgery.
Kurisu
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yonenaga
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Miyamoto
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Furusho
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Nishimura
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D001794:Blood Pressure; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation