December 1, 1992Spine

Blood Conservation in Spinal Surgery

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Population

Patients undergoing spinal surgery in which homologous blood may be required, in the absence of tumor…

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Authors

DTDavid E. Tate RFRichard J. FriedmanMedical University of South Carolina

Discussion

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Implication

May support blood conservation in spine surgery to limit transfusion risks; leaves open need for higher-level evidence.

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Population

Patients undergoing spinal surgery in which homologous blood may be required, in the absence of tumor, systemic infection, or gross wound contamination

Intervention

Blood conservation modalities including preoperative autologous blood donation, intraoperative autologous transfusion, hypotensive anesthesia, postoperative blood salvage, and perioperative recombinant human erythropoietin

Blood conservation modalities are recommended for spinal procedures requiring blood to avoid the risks of homologous transfusions.

Cite This Study

Tate et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7351eef4aa71f97f30782 https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199212000-00002

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