We have analyzed the relationship between blood lost and blood transfusions given to 498 consecutive patients undergoing primary elective coronary artery bypass graft operations at 18 institutions. Se...
BACKGROUND: Routines for the storage of whole blood (WB) overnight for the preparation of blood components on the following day are of increasing interest primarily for logistic reasons. The present s...
OBJECTIVE: Leucocyte filtration of salvaged blood has been suggested to prevent patients from receiving activated leucocytes during auto-transfusion in cardiac surgery. This study examines whether leu...