Blood donors and voluntary blood donations are essential for ensuring the blood supply that
can be maintained by good patient blood management (PBM) practices. This review article …

Study Design. Retrospective, case-control. Objective. Evaluate the utility of preoperative
autologous blood donation (PABD) for surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis …

There is increasing concern about the safety of homologous blood transfusion during
cardiac surgery, and a restrictive transfusion practice is associated with improved outcome …

It is widely accepted in modern medical practice that the use of blood products is an integral
part of many aspects of patient care. Even with advances in the knowledge of blood cross …

A retrospective audit was conducted to determine the safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction
related to a preoperative autologous blood donation program for children and teenagers …

summary Predeposit Autologous blood donation (PAD) in children decreases the life‐time
complications associated with allogeneic blood. These complications include transmission …

BACKGROUND: Under the rationale that children undergoing elective surgery are the best
candidates for autologous blood donors because of their long life expectancy, aggressive …

The general consensus of opinion regarding blood transfusion has changed dramatically
since the recognition that acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other previously …

The risk of transfusion was much higher in the PABD group. The patients in this group
received blood even with high haemoglobin levels (> 8 g/dl). Furthermore, 31.4% of the …

Provides information on the limitations of allogenic blood transfusion in children. Risks of
blood transfusion; Factors contributing to the limitations of blood transfusion in children; …