Study of Operation Without Blood Transfusion in the Pulmonary Surgery

Abstract

Incidence of serum hepatitis after blood transfusion has been increasing for the past several years, and various preventive measures were reported.
In order to avoid such complication, major surgical procedures without blood transfusion were performed on 18 cases for tuberculosis or other pulmonary diseases in the period from April to August of 1967.
Our experience disclosed that major surgical procedures could be performed safely if hemorrhage was less than 19 to 12ml/kg of body weight. All of our patients tolerated the operations quite well with uneventfull post-operative course.