Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
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Meta Analysis
Intraoperative autotransfusion in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
To determine whether intraoperative autotransfusion reduces the percentage of patients undergoing allogeneic blood transfusion. ⋯ Based on a meta-analysis of available randomized controlled trials, intraoperative autotransfusion reduces risk of allogeneic blood transfusion in elective infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery.