Liver transplant (LT) is the primary treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. About
25000 LTs are performed annually in the world. The potential for intraoperative bleeding is …

Background: Individuals undergoing cardiac surgery face an increased risk of bleeding, as
well as alterations in biochemical and coagulation patterns. Therefore, assessing the …

Background: Centrifugation-based autotransfusion devices only salvage red blood cells
while platelets are removed. The same™ device (Smart Autotransfusion for ME; i-SEP …

Background Restrictive blood transfusion is recommended by major guidelines for
perioperative management, but requires objective assessment at 7–10 g/dl haemoglobin …

Background Alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusions are sought for resource
management reasons and it is necessary to investigate the efficiency and efficacy on Cell …

Computer assisted surgical planning allowed for a better selection of patients, evaluation of
operative strategy, appropriate volumetric measurements, identification of anatomical risks …

Background Concerns regarding the safety and availability of transfused donor blood have
prompted research into a range of techniques to minimise allogeneic transfusion …

OBJECTIVES: Our goal was to test the hypothesis that the use of a dialyzer-based cell
salvage system during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) reduces …

Objective There are studies that declare blood recovered with the autotransfusion system
that is potentially heparinised and mixed with other drugs, can cause haematological …

Objetivo Existen estudios que declaran la sangre recuperada con el sistema de
autotransfusión que está potencialmente heparinizada y mezclada con otros fármacos, lo …