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Autologous Blood Procurementin the Surgical Setting:Lessons Learned in the Last 10 years
Author(s) -
Goodnough Lawrence Tim,
Monk Terri G.,
Brecher Mark E.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1046/j.1423-0410.1996.7130133.x
Subject(s) - autologous blood , medicine , blood conservation , intensive care medicine , standard of care , surgery , surgical procedures , blood transfusion
The percentage of blood transfused yearly that is autologous has increased substantially over the last 10 years. While autologous blood is regarded as a standard of care in many elective surgical settings, the increasing safety of allogeneic blood and the expense of autologous blood procurement have raised questions regarding the appropriate roles of autologous blood in blood conservation strategies. We therefore review current activities and emerging questions that arise from this maturing arena.