Abstract
This study was performed to evaluation the effect of preoperatively preserved autologous blood transfusion added to intraoperative blood salvaging autotransfusion in adult patients undergoing CABG surgery.
Patients were divided into two groups: intraoperative blood salvasing autotransfusion alone (Group I n=28) and in combination with preoperatively preserved autologous blood transfusion (Group II n=16). The average volume of homologous blood used was 1386±964ml in Group I and 750±618 ml in Group II. The average volume of fresh whole blood trasfusion was 914±1039ml in Group I and 38±150ml in Group II. These volumes in Group II were significantlyless than those in Group I. No significant differences between the two groups were noted in the other parameters.
It is concluded that preoperatively preserved autologous blood transfusion added to intraoperative blood salvaging autotransfusion could be effective for reducing the volume of homologous blood transfusion, especially in fresh whole blood.
