The use of autologous blood transfusions in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. 1991

J M Flynn, and K Cintrón, and R M Canals
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan 00936-5067.

This study reviews the medical records of 29 patients that were submitted to 29 spinal fusion procedures with the purpose to evaluates the efficacy of using predeposited autologous blood transfusions to replace operative blood loss. The patients age ranged from 8 to 25 years. Each patient was started on oral iron supplement as soon as surgery was scheduled. The phlebotomies were performed at the American Red Cross Blood Services Puerto Rico Chapter. Blood was drawn 1 unit every 6 days if the hematocrit was above 34%. The last phlebotomy was performed at least 7 days before surgery. The average amount of blood donated was 3.17 units (1,427 ml). The whole blood was stored using the adenine saline solution (ADSOL) as preservative for as long as 35 days. The average preoperative hematocrit value was 35%. In 89% of the cases only autologous blood was transfused. In the rest of the cases family donated homologous blood was required. The use of pre deposited autologous blood for replacement of operative blood loss has proven to be a safe, easy and well accepted method for the pediatric age patients. It also reduced the need for homologous blood and helps to increase the blood reserve at banks.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009985 Orthopedics A specialty which utilizes medical, surgical, and physical methods to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures.
D001804 Blood Transfusion, Autologous Reinfusion of blood or blood products derived from the patient's own circulation. (Dorland, 27th ed) Autotransfusion,Autologous Blood Transfusion,Autologous Blood Transfusions,Blood Transfusions, Autologous,Transfusion, Autologous Blood,Transfusions, Autologous Blood,Autotransfusions
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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