Reinfusion of blood within aneurysm sac: a simple method of intraoperative blood conservation in elective abdominal aortic surgery.
Autologous blood conservation reduces postoperative morbidity and mortality. In elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, the blood within the aneurysm sac is generally neglected during surgery. We present a simple method of additional blood conservation in elective abdominal aortic surgery, which involves reinfusion of autologous blood within the aneurysm sac in the perioperative period.
Inan
Kaan
K
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, GATA Haydarpasa Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ucak
Alper
A
Onan
Burak
B
Hastaoglu
Oral
O
Ugur
Murat
M
Yilmaz
Ahmet Turan
AT
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects