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Autologous Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report of a Patient with a Rare Antibody
Author(s) -
Verska J. J.,
Larson N. L.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1537-2995.1973.tb05477.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , blood transfusion , cardiac surgery , antibody , autologous blood , immunology
Open heart operations are sometimes performed without donor blood because of religious beliefs of the patient. A medical reason for performing surgery without donor blood occurs when the patient has an antibody to which no available donor blood is compatible. In the case reported, two units of blood were removed from the patient during a 48‐hour period prior to an aortic valve replacement. These were transfused to him postoperatively with good results.