Objective We sought to assess the efficacy of preoperative autologous blood donation in
reducing patient exposure to allogeneic blood products following elective cardiac surgery …

Autologous blood donation is one of the oldest methods to avoid allogeneic blood tran‐
fusion. This method has repeatedly shown to be an effective practice to reduce the exposure …

The risk of transfusion of allogeneic blood products on outcome is well documented.
Autologous blood donation prior to elective cardiac surgery has repeatedly shown to be an …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative autologous blood donation is commonly used to reduce
exposure to allogeneic transfusions among patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery …

Background: Pre-operative autologous blood donation is used to reduce the need of
allogeneic blood in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery operations, but it is not …

BACKGROUND.: Postoperative bleeding and transfusion remain a source of morbidity and
cost after open heart operations. The benefit of the acute removal and reinfusion of fresh …

Background Preoperative autologous blood donation is commonly used to reduce exposure
to homologous blood transfusions among patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. The …

Purpose Preoperative autologous blood donation (PAD) is important for reducing exposure
to allogenic blood in cardiac surgery. Unfortunately, even after PAD, allogenic blood …

Objective: A shortage of blood products is predicted for the near future in many countries all
over the world. Preoperative autologous blood donation (PABD) in cardiac surgery is …

Blood transfusions are frequently necessary for patients having open heart surgery.
Although autologous blood is free of such risks as transfusion-transmitted diseases, the …