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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 12 - 12
1 Feb 2013
Nunn T Bajaj S Geddes C Wright J Bellamy J Madan S Fernandes J
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Aim

The use of intraoperative cell salvage as a tool for reducing allogenic transfusion has been demonstrated in pelvic osteotomies. The aims of this audit were to identify any problems or complications with cell salvage, reduction in allogenic transfusion and identify procedures that would benefit.

Methods

The use of cell salvage and allogenic transfusions were prospectively recorded over a 27-month period for all those who had major non spinal surgery looking at whether cell-salvage reduced allogenic transfusions and where cell salvage was used it was matched to procedure, diagnosis and age with cases where it was not used over the same time period.