title: Acute hypotension associated with leucocyte depletion filters during cell salvaged blood transfusion.
abstract: Summary Intra-operative cell salvage is used in more than 75% of NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom and is a safe and cost effective alternative to allogenic blood transfusion. We report a case of acute hypotension during reinfusion of cell salvaged blood through a leucocyte depletion filter that occurred during a caesarean section. We review the literature of hypotension associated with the use of bedside leucocyte depletion filters.
authors.affiliation: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. sreetr@hotmail.com
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sreelakshmi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eldridge
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology*; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007937:Leukapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery