Elderly surgical “not transfusible” patients
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Materials and methods 25 patients were evaluated in our Institution (14 males and 11 females) for curative surgical operations: 8 gallbladders, 5 ventral median incisional hernias, 7 sigmoid diverticulosis, 5 inguinal hernias. Different intraoperative techniques were analyzed: normovolemic acute hemodilution, use of hemo-recovery device and anaesthesia with controlled hypothermia and hypotension. Patients were monitored for 8 – 10 days.
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