The future of blood management.
An evolving understanding of the consequences of allogeneic blood transfusion and escalating costs of providing allogeneic blood have resulted in an interest in blood management. Understanding the consequences of allogeneic transfusion includes a recognition of the immunosuppressive effects of allogeneic transfusion, a growing awareness of transfusion-related acute lung injury, and a rediscovery of transfusion-associated circulatory overload. More recently, interest has focused on the effect of stored blood on patient outcome. Although this discussion is not all-inclusive, it is intended to show that many techniques can be applied to decrease the exposure to allogeneic blood.
Department of Anesthesiology, Magee Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. watejh@upmc.edu
Jonathan H
JH
Waters
D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006438:Hemodilution; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous