Abstract:Transfusion of autologous blood, recovered from the surgical field, has been widely accepted for use in elective cases with significant blood loss. The use of these techniques in the setting of exsanguinating traumatic haemorrhage has been limited, however, by a number of confounding issues. These include: (a) the potential for increased infectious complications resulting from the reinfusion of blood from a contaminated field; (b) the risk of exacerbating a consumptive coagulopathy; (c) a potential increased r… Show more
Intraoperative CS provides an effective and cost-efficient resuscitation strategy as an alternative to allogeneic blood transfusion in trauma patients undergoing emergency operative procedures.
Intraoperative CS provides an effective and cost-efficient resuscitation strategy as an alternative to allogeneic blood transfusion in trauma patients undergoing emergency operative procedures.
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