How would I establish a perioperative blood salvage program?
Nearly one-quarter of the nation's blood supply is transfused to surgical patients. In many institutions, blood management programs that include autotransfusion (perioperative blood salvage) have been developed to decrease the need for allogeneic transfusion in eligible surgical patients. This article reviews management concepts related to an autotransfusion service.
From the Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, and the Department of Perfusion Services, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colorado; and Specialty Care, Nashville, Tennessee.
Mary
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Berg
George
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Justison
D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000379:methods*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans