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The problem of blood in surgical treatment of spinal deformity
1Sezione Autonoma Deformità Vertebrali, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano.
In order to minimize the risks of homologous blood transfusion during surgery for spinal deformity, we perform a blood-saving procedure consisting of both intraoperative methods and auto-transfusion techniques. In this paper we compare our experience in the year 1989 with that of the past decade. When auto-transfusion was used, there was a decrease in intraoperative blood loss and only 4% of the patients required homologous transfusions.
In order to minimize the risks of homologous blood transfusion during surgery for spinal deformity, we perform a blood-saving procedure consisting of both intraoperative methods and auto-transfusion techniques. In this paper we compare our experience in the year 1989 with that of the past decade. When auto-transfusion was used, there was a decrease in intraoperative blood loss and only 4% of the patients required homologous transfusions.