Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Oct 2005
Comparative StudyAutologous blood donation in cardiac surgery: reduction of allogeneic blood transfusion and cost-effectiveness.
The purpose of this study was to assess transfusion requirements in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with and without autologous blood donation and to calculate the costs of predonation from the hospital perspective. ⋯ Autologous blood donation significantly reduces allogeneic blood requirement in cardiac surgery. If adjusted for diagnosis and gender, autologous blood donation is a cost-effective alternative to reduce allogeneic blood consumption.