Main outcome measures Surgeons' accuracy in predicting the number of autologous blood
units required for a given procedure, compliance rate (children's ability to donate the …

To determine whether autologous blood donation can be used safely and efficiently in
children weighing 8-25 kg, we studied children whose perioperative blood losses were …

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 use of autologous blood has been encouraged by blood banks and transfusion services
for the past 10 years, mainly because of public concern over the safety of blood. The virtues …

A program for both preoperative collection and intraoperative salvage of autologous blood
was established for a pediatric population. Eighty two patients, 16 years old or younger …

Autologous blood donation in children has become a standard of care. Children have to live
with the life-time complications associated with allogeneic blood including the transmission …

Purpose: To date, there are no data to support the safety, efficacy, and cost-benefit ratio of
donor-directed blood donation (DD). The objectives were to determine whether a DD …

Studies were made on 59 children (cardiac 42, orthopaedic 13, miscellaneous 4) scheduled
for autologous blood donation before elective surgery. The donor-patients' ages ranged from …

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 …