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  • Title: [Foreign blood saving measures in orthopedic surgery].
    Author: Reize P, Wülker N.
    Journal: Orthopade; 2007 Jun; 36(6):537-43. PubMed ID: 17522839.
    Abstract:
    Major transfusion-free orthopaedic surgery can be performed successfully. This requires advanced planning, good routines and close collaborative team efforts. Since most blood saving techniques reduce blood usage by just 1-2 units, a series of integrated preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative blood saving approaches is required. These include preoperative autologous donation, erythropoietic support, acute normovolemic hemodilution, intraoperative autotransfusion, individualized assessment of anemia tolerance, meticulous surgical techniques and the use of pharmacologic agents for limiting blood loss. For various reasons, we do not recommend the transfusion of wound drainage. This article describes the various methods for bloodless medical care.
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