| pubmed-article:19669959 | pubmed:abstractText | Autologous blood transfusion is one of the approaches used for prevention of the undesirable immunomodulatory effects of homologous blood transfusion that can cause an increase in cancer recurrence and surgical site infections. On the other hand, the benefits of autologous blood transfusion in that respect are not yet clearly identified. In this experimental study, we investigated the differences in effects of autologous and homologous blood transfusion on tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels and survival in an intraabdominal infection model in rats. | lld:pubmed |
