AUTOLOGOUS TRANSFUSION
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in International Anesthesiology Clinics
- Vol. 28 (4) , 190-196
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004311-199002840-00003
Abstract
Autologous transfusion is but one component of the comprehensive blood conservation program. It is often appropriate to employ more than one method of autologous transfusion. In addition, use of pharmacological measures to decrease blood loss, meticulous attention to surgical hemostasis, acceptance of lower hemoglobin levels during the perioperative period, and seeking the advice of transfusion medicine experts in assessing the need for administration of blood components are also important. Finally, the risks of homologous blood transfusion should not overshadow the life-saving benefits of transfusion.Keywords
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