Blood Transfus Italy
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Blood Transfus Italy · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyAutologous re-transfusion drain compared with no drain in total knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial.
Post-operative anaemia following total knee arthroplasty is reported to impede functional mobility in the early period following surgery, whereas allogeneic blood transfusions, used to correct low post-operative haemoglobin levels, have concomitant disadvantages. The use of a post-operative autologous blood re-transfusion drainage system as well as no drainage system following total knee arthroplasty have been shown to reduce peri-operative blood loss and allogeneic blood transfusions, compared to the regularly used closed-suction drains. No randomised studies have been performed, to the best of our knowledge, that indicate the superiority of either method. ⋯ Compared with no drainage, the use of a post-operative autologous blood re-transfusion drainage system following total knee arthroplasty results in higher post-operative haemoglobin levels and less total blood loss.
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Blood Transfus Italy · Oct 2012
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialUse of blood products and risk of stroke after coronary artery bypass surgery.
The impact of blood transfusion on the development of post-operative stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is not well established. We, therefore, investigated this issue. ⋯ Transfusion of blood products after CABG has a strong, dose-dependent association with the risk of stroke. The use of Octaplas and platelet transfusions seem to have an even larger impact on the development of stroke than red blood cell transfusions.