title: Intraoperative use of cell saver on patients undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgical repair: a Greek hospital experience.
abstract: Perioperative use of a cell saver device can serve as a cost-beneficial alternative to the transfusion method, especially in countries where the cost of a single unit of blood is high. The purpose of this study, conducted in a Greek hospital, was to calculate the cost benefit of using a cell saver device to salvage intraoperative blood during open surgical abdominal aortic aneurysm repair or open aortofemoral bypass for occlusive disease. This retrospective study measured the amounts of salvaged blood and reinfused blood encountered during the procedure and then calculated the cost benefit of cell saver use. With the cost of a unit of blood purchased in Greece about €450 ($585), the blood units salvaged and reinfused were calculated at a mean cost benefit of €754 ($980) per case.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Anesthesia Department, Evgenidion University, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evangelos A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Konstantinou
authors.forename: Joni M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Aspasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soultati
authors.forename: Aristotelis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitsos
authors.forename: Konstantinia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mamoura
authors.forename: Theodoros Sapsakos
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Mariolis
authors.forename: Delimiti D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Christina
authors.forename: Theofanis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fotis
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006115:Greece; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans