[Handling of a Bellovac ABT drainage recuperation--blood auto transfusion device].
The authors describe the characteristics of the Bellovac ABT drainage recuperation -blood auto transfusion device along with its proper handling and the required nurses' care in order to minimize the risks and to provide optimum safety for patients. The authors also explain the potential complications and they discuss the main advantages and inconveniences this type of drainage has.
Unidad de Reanimación Postquirúrgica y Quirófano, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol de Badalona, Barcelona. rgomezgom@hotmail.com
Raquel Gómez
RG
Gómez
Eva Ma Martínez
EM
Muñoz
Ma Carmen Surroca
MC
Montañés
D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing*; D004322:Drainage; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans