title: [Use of intraoperative red blood cell salvage in the anterior stabile operation of spinal fracture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical results in the anterior stabile operation of spinal fracture using red blood salvage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nineteen cases with spinal fracture were performed the anterior decompress operation. Blood cell salvage were used during operation. Other 20 cases were also reviewed as control group, who were received the same operation without blood cell salvage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the 19 cases, average volume of autologous transfusion was 536 ml. Only two cases had homologous transfusion requirements. In the control group, all cases needed homologous transfusion (averaged 947 ml).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the anterior decompress operation, the intraoperative blood salvage is highly effective in reducing transfusion and also improves the security of operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, First University Hospital, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu Sichuan, P. R. China 610041.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*