title: Influence of the washing program on the blood processing performance of a continuous autotransfusion device.
abstract: The continuous autotransfusion system has been widely used in surgical operations. It is known that if oil is added to blood, and this mixture is then processed by an autotransfusion device, the added oil is removed and reinfusion of fat is prevented by the device. However, there is no detailed report on the influence of the particular washing program selected on the levels of blood components including blood fat after continuous autotransfusion using such a system. Fresh bovine blood samples were processed by a commercial continuous autotransfusion device using the "emergency," "quality," and "high-quality" programs, applied in random order. Complete blood count (CBC) and serum chemistry were analyzed to determine how the blood processing performance of the device changes with the washing program applied. There was no significant difference in the CBC results obtained with the three washing programs. Although all of the blood lipids in the processed blood were decreased compared to those in the blood before processing, the levels of triglyceride, phospholipid, and total cholesterol after processing via the emergency program were significantly higher than those present after processing via the quality and high-quality programs. Although the continuous autotransfusion device provided consistent hematocrit quality, the levels of some blood lipid components showed significant differences among the washing programs.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Program of Bioengineering, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea, chiyul@melab.snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Chiyul
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Seungwoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Jung Chan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Wonsik
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Hee Chan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001781:Blood Component Removal; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002417:Cattle; D008055:Lipids / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids