Autologous Versus Allogeneic Transfusion in Aortic Surgery

Abstract

Both ANH and ICS were safe and reduced the allogeneic blood requirement in patients undergoing elective infrarenal aortic surgery.

Can hospital transfusion committees change transfusion practice?

“…We cannot, however, comment on outcomes, since we did not measure morbidity or mortality; moreover, other factors may have influenced hospital stay. A haemoglobin concentration 58 g dL À1 may seem restrictive as a transfusion trigger, but it is in line with recent published work [9][10][11] and has lately been used by our group in a large randomized trial evaluating transfusion strategies in aortic surgery [6][7][8] .…”

Minorities Are Less Likely to Receive Autologous Blood Transfusion for Major Elective Orthopaedic Surgery

“…Allogeneic transfusions have been associated with immune modulation and postoperative infection, and autologous transfusions may be a safer alternative [14,21,44]. A 1996 NIS analysis suggested sociodemographic disparities in the use of autologous blood transfusion, but more recent data are lacking [37].…”

Autotransfusion: Therapeutic Principles, Efficacy and Risks

“…Although intra-operative autotransfusion is most widely used in vascular surgery, and yet few randomised studies (Wong et al 2002, Takagi et al 2007, Carless et al 2010, Huët et al 1999) have been published. Adverse events are never published.…”