title: Reinfusion of blood within aneurysm sac: a simple method of intraoperative blood conservation in elective abdominal aortic surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, GATA Haydarpasa Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ucak
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onan
authors.forename: Oral
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hastaoglu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.forename: Ahmet Turan
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: 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