• J Pediatr Orthop · Nov 1993

    Intraoperative blood salvage in children and young adults undergoing spinal surgery with predeposited autologous blood: efficacy and cost effectiveness.

    • M B Simpson, G Georgopoulos, and R E Eilert.
    • Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
    • J Pediatr Orthop. 1993 Nov 1; 13 (6): 777-80.

    AbstractWe conducted a retrospective review of 155 spinal operations at our institution to determine the efficacy of intraoperative salvage. Addition of intraoperative salvage had little effect on the success of a preoperative autologous donation program. Only patients with operative blood loss > 2,000 ml (12% of patients) benefited from this expensive source of autologous blood. The technique tended to be most effective in children aged 16-18 years. Use of intraoperative salvage for all pediatric spinal procedures is neither necessary nor cost effective.

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