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  • Trauma Surgery
  • Transfusion Medicine

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  • Cell salvage (autotransfusion) involves collecting and reinfusing shed blood.
  • This technique is not widely adopted in trauma care settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the historical background of cell salvage.
  • To summarize recent literature on cell salvage application in trauma management.

Main Methods:

  • Literature search conducted on PubMed.
  • Keywords used: 'cell salvage', 'autologous blood transfusion', 'operative blood salvage'.
  • Focus on publications within the last two years.

Main Results:

  • No publications specifically on cell salvage in trauma were found in the last two years.
  • Existing literature focused on unwashed blood autotransfusion from hemothorax and remote resuscitation.

Conclusions:

  • Cell salvage (autotransfusion) is significantly underutilized in trauma care.
  • Increased utilization offers potential for substantial blood conservation.
  • More research is required to confirm the safety of autotransfusion in trauma patients.