Maximal Conservation and Minimal Usage of Blood Products in Open Heart Surgery
Open Access
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Vol. 8 (2) , 178-182
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x8000800214
Abstract
Open heart surgery has previously been associated with the use of large volumes of blood products. This paper describes methods of blood conservation and a simple method of intraoperative autotransfusion that together have resulted in minimal blood product usage in elective open heart surgery cases. This has reduced our dependence on blood bank supplies for the performance of elective open heart surgery.Keywords
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