The principal advantage of autologous blood transfusions is the danger of transmitting infectious agents and the adverse immunomodulatory effects of allogenic transfusion can be avoided. The effectiveness of preoperative autologous blood donation in reducing allogenic blood exposure is undisputed. The current discussion focuses on cost effectiveness versus the potential risks of autologous bloo...

This symposium (Nottwil/Lucerne, Switzerland, January 20./21. 2006,) gives you the latest review / clinical results / experimental data on autologous transfusion: Routine leucodepletion of preoperative autologous deposit, immunological perspectives, special processing of bacterially contaminated autologous blood, pro and con concerning autologous blood supply as a reasonable alternative, autolo...

Liver transplantation is associated with excessive blood loss. In order to identify factors influencing blood loss and to provide a basis for a pilot study to evaluate recombinant activated factor VII as a haemostatic agent, a retrospective study was performed in 164 consecutive patients with cholestatic or noncholestatic liver disease, who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation at a single...

BACKGROUND We are not aware of any previous study that has examined predictive factors for blood transfusion after shoulder arthroplasty. We analyzed the association between clinical factors and the need for postoperative blood transfusion and documented the use and waste of predonated blood in a group of patients managed with shoulder arthroplasty. METHODS A retrospective study of 119 patien...

BACKGROUND There are risks related to blood incompatibility and blood-borne diseases when using allogeneic blood transfusion. Several alternatives exist today, one of which, used for autologous blood salvage perioperatively, is the Sangvia Blood Management System. This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of the system and to add data to previously reported safety results. METHODOLO...

PURPOSE To determine the possibility of avoiding homologous blood transfusion during total hip arthroplasty, and to clarify the problems associated with autologous blood transfusion. METHODS A total of 253 patients received autologous blood transfusion during total hip arthroplasty between April 1990 and December 2000. Patients were assessed for the volume of haemorrhage during surgery, possi...