Clinical and economical advantages with postoperative autologous blood reinfusion in TKA .
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OE Journal. 2013;1(11):87 Int Orthop. 2007 Jun;31(3):303-8. Epub 2006 Jun 3060 patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to receive one of two procedures. The intervention group received unwashed autologous blood reinfusion postoperatively, while the control group received a transfusion of homologous banked blood. Results demonstrated that the use of autologous blood reinfusion postoperatively produced greater economical and clinical benefits as compared to the use of homologous banked blood transfusions.
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¿Por qué se necesitaba ahora este estudio?
Unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can result in substantial blood loss. It is important to limit allogenic blood transfusions (ABT) when undergoing surgery due to its associated potential disadvantages and risks. As a result, different methods have been proposed in order to avoid the use of ABT such as preoperative autologous blood donation, perioperative blood salvage and the use of drugs. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of postoperative reinfusion of autologous blood compared to homologous banked blood transfusions in TKA.
¿Cuál era la pregunta principal de la investigación?
Is postoperative autologous blood reinfusion more cost-effective and clinically advantageous compared to intraoperative homologous banked blood transfusions in total knee arthroplasty, as evaluated 15 days after surgery?
- The intervention group had 5 patients (16.6%) that required 9 units of homologous banked blood postoperatively (0.3 units/patient; average blood reinfused: 808 ml; range: 300-1750 ml).
- The control group had 10 patients (33.3%) that required 15 units of homologous banked blood postoperatively (1.5 units/patient; average blood loss: 564 ml; range: 350-1500 ml)
- No significant differences were seen in the haemoglobin and haematocrit values between the intervention and control groups (p>0.05)
- The intervention group additionally reported a 36% reduction in blood management costs.
¿Qué es lo que más debo recordar?
The use of autologous blood reinfusion postoperatively was a more cost-effective and clinically advantageous procedure in total knee arthroplasty compared to intraoperative infusion with homologous banked blood.
¿Cómo afectará esto al cuidado de mis pacientes?
Patients may limit the risk of contracting transfusion-associated complications such as infection and fatality by avoiding the use of homologous bank blood and receiving reinfusion of unwashed autologous blood postoperatively instead. Further high-quality evidence with larger sample sizes is needed to support these findings.
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