Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of cell saving blood autotransfusion in adult lumbar fusion

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 202-206

  Savvidou, C ^a,d   Chatziioannou, S N ^c,e   Pilichou, A ^a,d   Pneumaticos, S G ^b,c,f  

^a B' Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

^b C' Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d AGIA OLGA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e Attikon General Hospital   (Greece)

^f KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autotransfusion; Cell saver; Cost effectiveness; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CELL THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 69249196555     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2009.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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