[Effect of blood transfusions during surgery on pulmonary gas exchange and hemodynamics after partial lung...

Under conditions of a thoracic trauma and injection of even a small amount of microaggregates of blood during the operation is known to considerably deteriorate the functional state of the system of external ventilation in the postoperative period. In this connection, hemotransfusions during intrathoracic operations should be prescribed for strict indications. Microfiltration of blood is found to be necessary even for the transfusion of small amount of conserved blood.