Autologous blood transfusions in interventions of the pelvis using the cell saver
Knönagel, H.; Karmann, U.
Helvetica Chirurgica Acta 59(3): 485-488
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-0181 PMID: 1464546 Document Number: 396831
From July 1990 to September 1991 we used the cell-saver for autologous intraoperative retransfusion in 8 radical prostatectomies, 5 cystectomies and one adenomenucleation. Postoperatively we tolerated a hemoglobin fall up to 10 g/100 ml. Doing it without heterologous blood was possible in 7 out of 14 patients. In all of them the preoperative hemoglobin was higher than 13 g/100 ml and the blood loss did not exceed 3000 ml.