The effects of re-infusion drains on the rate of allogeneic blood transfusion and post-op haemoglobin levels in Total Knee Arthroplasty were examined. A group of 22 patients undergoing primary Total Knee Arthroplasty using a CBCII Constavac Stryker re-infusion drainage system were compared with a group of 30 patients, matched for age, sex and type of prosthesis but without any drain usage. The ...

Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been used successfully in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to minimize blood loss and transfusions. The purpose of this study is to determine its efficacy in patients undergoing revision TKA. In a retrospective review of 111 patients (68 control and 43 TXA), treatment patients receiving a single intravenous TXA dose of 10mg/kg required less transfusions (P=0.03) a...

Abstract Aim Periprosthetic femur fractures (PFF) are becoming increasingly frequent due to an ageing population and growing number of arthroplasties. PFF revision surgery is associated with significant peri-operative blood loss higher transfusion requirements. There few strategies reduce rates transfusion. One which the use cell-salvage. The aim this study was determine whether cell salvage sh...

The purported deleterious effect of transfusion-related immunomodulation (TRIM) on postoperative infection and its prevention by leukoreduction of transfused blood are a matter of great controversy among transfusion medicine specialists. In a recent review on this issue,1 Vamvakas and Blajchman pointed out that current evidence supporting a beneficial effect of leukoreduction is inconclusive be...

introduction transfusion of red blood cells is a key component in the resuscitation of massively hemorrhaging patients post-injury. little is known about the functional status of patients at discharge or the outcome of patients after discharge from acute hospitalization. we assessed the changes among major trauma patients who had received massive transfusions. materials and methods this article...

Background: Blood loss during total knee replacement is a major concern for the operating surgeon as well as the patients. Various techniques have been adopted to reduce the blood loss and its consequent complications during the intra-operative and post-operative period. Of the various methods, tranexamic acid and autologous blood transfusions are widely used. There is however a paucity of data...

Complex cardiac procedures often require blood transfusion because of surgical bleeding or coagulopathy. Thrombelastography (TEG) was introduced in our institution to direct transfusion management in cardiothoracic surgery. The goal of this study was to quantify the effect of TEG on transfusion rates peri- and postoperatively. All patients who underwent complex cardiac surgery, defined as open ...