Autologous transfusion of drain contents in elective primary knee arthroplasty: Its value and relevance

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-285

  Singh, Vinay Kumar ^a   Singh, Pankaj Kumar ^b   Javed, Sadaf ^a   Kumar, Kuldeep ^c   Tomar, Juhi ^d  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

^d NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autologous blood transfusion; Primary elective knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ALLOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRAIN; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; OPERATIVE BLOOD SALVAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960669479     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2010.0155-09     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Lotke PA, Faralli VJ, Orenstein EM, Ecker ML. Blood loss after total knee replacement. Effects of tourniquet release and continuous passive motion. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1991; 73: 1037-40.
2. Walker RH. Special report: transfusion risks. Am J Clin Pathol 1987; 88: 374-8. (Pubitemid 17145609)
3. Stanworth SJ, Cockburn HA, Boralessa H, Contreras M. Which groups of patients are transfused? A study of red cell usage in London and Southeast England. Vox Sang 2002; 83: 352-7. (Pubitemid 35434358)
4. Charatan F. Organ transplants and blood transfusions may transmit West Nile virus. BMJ 2002; 325: 566.
5. Mortimer P. Making blood safer. BMJ 2002; 325: 400-1.
6. Berger A. Why is it important to reduce the need for blood transfusion and how can it be done? BMJ 2002; 324: 1302-3.
7. Well AW, Mounter PJ, Chapman CE, et al. Where does blood go? Prospective observational study of red cell transfusion in North England. BMJ 2002; 325: 803-4. (Pubitemid 35177971)
8. Cushner FD, Hawes T, Kessler D, et al. Orthopaedic-induced anemia: the fallacy of autologous donation programs. Clin Orthop 2005; 431: 145-9. (Pubitemid 40194229)
9. Slagis SV, Benjamin JB, Volz RG, Giordano GF. Postoperative blood salvage in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1991; 73-B: 591-4.
10. Everts PA, Devilee RJ, Brown Mahoney C, et al. Platelet gel and fibrin sealant reduce allogeneic blood transfusions in total knee arthroplasty. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2006; 50: 593-9.
11. Levy AS, Marmar E. The role of cold compression dressings in the postoperative treatment of total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 1993; 297: 174-8. (Pubitemid 24000650)
12. Kiely N, Hockings M, Gambhir A. Does temporary clamping of drains following knee arthroplasty reduce blood loss?: a randomised controlled trial. Knee 2001; 8: 325-7. (Pubitemid 32970735)
13. Ritter MA, Keating EM, Faris PM. Closed wound drainage in total hip or total knee replacement. A prospective, randomized study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1994; 76: 35-8. (Pubitemid 24081802)
14. Marks RM, Vaccaro LR, Balderston RA, et al. Postoperative blood salvage in total knee arthroplasty using the Solcotrans autotransfusion system. J Arthroplasty 1995; 10: 433-7.
15. Adalberth G, Bystrom S, Kolstad K, et al. Postoperative drainage of knee arthroplasty is not necessary. A randomised study of 90 patients. Acta Orthop Scand 1998; 69: 475-8.
16. Wood GC, Kapoor A, Javed A. Autologous drains in arthroplasty a randomized control trial. J Arthroplasty 2008; 23: 808-13.
17. Amin A, Watson A, Mangwani J, et al. A prospective randomised controlled trial of autologous retransfusion in total knee replacement. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2008; 90: 451-4. (Pubitemid 351542861)
18. Sinha A, Sinha M, Burgert S. Reinfusion of drained blood as an alternative to homologous blood transfusion after total knee replacement. Int Orthop 2001; 25: 257-9. (Pubitemid 32802271)
19. Groh GI, Buchert PK, Allen WC. A comparison of transfusion requirements after total knee arthroplasty using the Solcotrans autotransfusion system. J Arthroplasty 1990; 5: 281.
20. Healy WL, Pfeifer BA, Kurtz SR, et al. Evaluation of autologous shed blood for autotransfusion after orthopaedic surgery. Clinic Orthop 1994; 299: 53-9. (Pubitemid 24051699)
21. Rojewski M, Król R, Krzykawski R, Prochacki P. Value of the autotransfusion of blood recovered from the post-operative wound in arthroplasty patients. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil 2009; 11: 448-57.
22. Hendriks HG, van Erve RH, Salden H, et al. Fewer blood transfusions after introduction of auto-transfusion system as part of hip- and knee-replacement surgery. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2009; 153: B187.
23. Peter VK, Radford M, Matthews MG. Re-transfusion of autologous blood from wound drains: the means of reducing transfusion requirements in total knee arthroplasty. Knee 2001; 8: 321-3. (Pubitemid 32970734)
24. Dalen T, Brostrom LA, Engstrom KG. Autotransfusion after total knee arthroplasty. Effects on blood cells, plasma chemistry, and whole blood rheology. J Arthroplasty 1997; 12: 517-25. (Pubitemid 29021306)
25. Hand GC, Henderson M, Mace P, et al. Methyl methacrylate levels in unwashed salvage blood following unilateral total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 1998; 13: 576-9. (Pubitemid 28380817)
26. Adams RC, Lundy JS. Anaesthesia in cases of poor surgical risk: some suggestions for decreasing the risk. Surg Gynaecol Obstet 1942; 74: 1011-9.
27. Summary of NIH Consensus Development Conference on Perioperative Red Cell Transfusion. Am J Haematol 1989; 31: 144.
28. British Committee for Standards in Hematology Blood Transfusion Task Force. Guidelines for the clinical use of red cell transfusions. Br J Haematol 2001; 113: 24-31.
29. Claudio MM. Advances in understanding of tolerance of normovolemic anemia transfusion requirements in critically ill patients. 28th World Congress of the International Society of Hematology. 2000 Aug 26-30; Toronto, Canada.