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The use of saline-washed frozen red cells for extracorporeal bypass
The use of saline-washed frozen red cells and homologous whole blood during cardiopulmonary bypass was compared in two groups of patients with similar medical disease, sex, age, pump time, types of operation, and surgical techniques. A technique for using saline-washed frozen red cells for cardiopulmonary bypass with no increase in hemolysis is described. Increased platelet counts were present at the end of bypass in the patients who were given frozen cells. The availability and the many advantages of frozen cells, such as improved oxygen transport and the absence of homologous blood reactions and viral infections, make them the preferred cellular blood component for use during open-heart operations.
The use of saline-washed frozen red cells and homologous whole blood during cardiopulmonary bypass was compared in two groups of patients with similar medical disease, sex, age, pump time, types of operation, and surgical techniques. A technique for using saline-washed frozen red cells for cardiopulmonary bypass with no increase in hemolysis is described. Increased platelet counts were present at the end of bypass in the patients who were given frozen cells. The availability and the many advantages of frozen cells, such as improved oxygen transport and the absence of homologous blood reactions and viral infections, make them the preferred cellular blood component for use during open-heart operations.