title: Does intraoperative cell salvage remove cobalt and chromium from reinfused blood?
abstract: In 12 patients undergoing a revision hip arthroplasty after a failed metal-on-metal primary hip arthroplasty, the effectiveness of intraoperative cell salvage (ICS) in removing metal ions was investigated. Samples of blood collected during surgery were filtered using 2 ICS devices. The samples had the concentrations of cobalt (Co) and chromium (Cr) measured before and after filtration. There was an average reduction of 76.3% for Cr concentration and 78.6% for Co concentration after ICS filtering. The Co-to-Cr ratio before and after filtration was similar. At the present time, these salvage systems should be used with caution in the patient undergoing revision of metal-on-metal bearing surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Anca Medical Centre Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lars W P
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Reijngoud
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pattyn
authors.forename: Roel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Haan
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Somer
authors.forename: Pat A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Harinderjit S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Koen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: De Smet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002857:Chromium / Q000097:blood*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002857:Chromium; D003035:Cobalt