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  • Title: Complement split products and proinflammatory cytokines in intraoperatively salvaged unwashed blood during hip replacement: comparison between heparin-coated and non-heparin-coated autotransfusion systems.
    Author: Kvarnström A, Schmidt A, Tylman M, Jacobsson M, Bengtsson A.
    Journal: Vox Sang; 2008 Jul; 95(1):33-8. PubMed ID: 18444947.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to investigate the quality of shed blood collected in a new intraoperative autotransfusion system (Sangvia, AstraTech, Sweden) and to study whether heparin-coated surfaces in the device reduce the production of inflammatory mediators. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was randomized and prospective. Twelve total hip arthroplasty patients whose blood was collected with a device having a heparin-coated surface and 12 patients whose blood was collected with a device having a non-heparin-coated surface were included. Venous blood was drawn from the patients preoperatively. Intraoperatively 200 ml salvaged blood was collected and samples were also withdrawn; samples were obtained from the blood bag. RESULTS: Compared to venous blood, elevated concentrations of interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8, C3a and polymorphonuclear elastase were found in collected blood. No significant differences in inflammatory mediators were found between the heparin-coated and the non-heparin-coated groups. The median haemoglobin concentration in the salvaged blood was 74 g/l in both groups. Plasma haemoglobin and potassium concentrations were also elevated. There were no significant differences between the groups. CONCLUSION: The present study indicates that the blood salvaged intraoperatively contains elevated levels of complement split product and proinflammatory cytokines and that heparin-coated surfaces of the salvage device do not significantly influence the formation of inflammatory mediators.
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