title: Implementation of a patient blood management program in pediatric scoliosis surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether the implementation of a blood conservation program, and the adoption and progressive association of different methods, reduces transfusion requirements in pediatric patients undergoing scoliosis surgery of different origins.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quasi-experimental, nonrandomized, descriptive study, approved by the Ethics Committee for Research of our institution. 50 pediatric patients (ASA I-III) aged 5 to 18 years, undergoing scoliosis surgery of any etiology by a single posterior or double approach (anterior and posterior) were included. A historical group with no alternatives to transfusion: Group No ahorro=15 patients (retrospective data collection) was compared with another 3 prospective study groups: Group HNA (acute normovolemic hemodilution)=9 patients; Group HNA+Rec (intraoperative blood salvage)=14 patients, and Group EPO (HNA+Rec+erythropoietin±preoperative donation)=12 patients; according with the implementation schedule of the transfusion alternatives in our institution.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of transfusion in different groups (No ahorro, HNA, HNA+Rec, EPO) was 100, 66, 57, and 0% of the patients, respectively, with a mean±SD of 3.40±1.59; 1.33±1.41; 1.43±1.50; 0±0 RBC units transfused per patient, respectively. Statistically significant differences (P<.001) were found in both the transfusion rate and number of RBC units.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The application of a multimodal blood transfusion alternatives program, individualized for each pediatric patient undergoing scoliosis surgery can avoid transfusion in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. Electronic address: antonioperezferrer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez-Ferrer
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gredilla-Díaz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Vicente-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Traumatología y Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez Pérez-Grueso
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gilsanz-Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
keywords: Alternativas a la transfusión; Autologous blood transfusion; Bloodless medical and surgical procedures; Cirugía ortopédica; Eritropoyetina; Erythropoietin; Escoliosis; Intraoperative blood salvage; Orthopedic surgery; Recuperación de sangre operatoria; Scoliosis; Transfusión de sangre autógena