Autologous blood transfusion is emerging as a popular option in patients undergoing elective procedures. Predeposit and perioperative autotransfusion, the two major types of autologous transfusion, can be performed safely in a wide variety of conditions and in patients of all ages. We discuss the risks and benefits and outline the minimal requirements of donor-patients. Autologous blood transfu...

The discovery of HIV and other transfusion-transmissible infections has increased the demand for alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusion. One such alternative is autologous transfusion. This review presents an analysis of autologous transfusion. We conclude that autologous transfusion should form part of a strategy to minimise the risk associated with allogeneic transfusion in Nigeria and ...

Background Autologous blood transfusion encompasses a variety of techniques used to recycle and reinfuse shed blood, typically lost during elective surgery. Trauma patients often experience large volume blood loss and have high requirements for allogeneic blood; autologous blood could satisfy these requirements. Despite the theoretical advantages, the technique of autologous blood transfusion h...

Autologous blood transfusion grew in popularity in response to the recognition of transfusion-transmitted HIV and a lack of effective screening. Laboratory screening and donor deferrals have decreased the need for autologous transfusion. The issue of banking blood that has not been tested or has been tested and found positive for serious infectious diseases raises ethical and legal issues that ...

Autologous blood transfusion is an endorsed blood conservation strategy that has become widely practiced in elective surgical procedures. We review ten years' experience in this arena, along with emerging strategies designed to continue to minimize allogeneic blood exposure but reduce the costs associated with autologous blood procurement. We conclude that point-of-care autologous blood procure...

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intraoperative autologous blood transfusion during laparoscopic surgery for hemoperitoneum in benign gynecologic disease. METHODS The Cell Saver, Haemo Lite 2, an intraoperative autologous blood salvage device, was used in laparoscopic surgery on 18 patients with ectopic pregnancies or ovarian bleeding who had a large hemoperito...

We studied the use of autologous pre-donatedblood transfusion in surgery for scoliosis in 45 patients who were divided into two groups; 27 who pre-donated autologous blood (group 1) and 18 who were planned recipients of allogenic blood (group 2). Normovolaemic haemodilution and intra-operative blood salvage was used in six patients in group 1 and three patients in group 2. The two groups did no...

OBJECTIVE Off-pump CABG is potentially associated with reduced intraoperative blood loss and homologous blood transfusion in comparison to on-pump CABG. In this randomised controlled study we investigated the effects of autologous cell saver blood transfusion on blood loss and homologous blood transfusion requirements in patients undergoing CABG on- versus off-CPB. METHODS Eighty patients wer...