[Blood reinfusion in injuries of the thorax and abdomen]

The article is devoted to the assessment of efficiency of reinfusion of blood in patients with injured internal organs of the chest and abdomen and its influence upon the hemostasis system. The cavitary blood due to possessing a number of specific qualities has been shown to be a valuable transfusion medium. Its reinfusion does not aggravate abnormalities of the hemostasis system resulting from massive blood loss due to chest and abdominal traumas.