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2250059

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
The perioperative course of 118 patients weighing less than 45.5 kg (100.1 pounds) who participated in a predeposited autologous blood program from 1979-1984 is reviewed. Average age was 13 years 11 months (range 6 years 4 months to 20 years 4 months) and the average weight, 41 kg (range 30-45.4 kg). All underwent spinal surgery, 96% for scoliosis. The program involved preoperative donation of blood that was stored and subsequently retransfused to replace operative blood losses. Patients donated an average of 811 ml (range 208-1,320 ml) blood. Operation and hospitalization were completed by 63% without receiving any homologous blood, and the need for donor blood was reduced in the remaining 37%. Preoperative blood donation and retransfusion led to no significant complications. We describe an autologous blood transfusion program and show that autotransfusion is a safe and preferred method of blood replacement for children and young adults with low body weight undergoing elective surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-6798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
750-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Autologous blood transfusions in children and young adults with low body weight undergoing spinal surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, DE 19899.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article