The results of deferred autologous blood transfusion in 50 patients who underwent total hip replacement are analyzed. Patients donated blood in weekly bases, last donation 72 hours before surgery. A total of 100 units were obtained by this method and 77 of them were used, wich means 91% of the blood transfused to these patients. Eight patients were transfused with homologue blood. No adverse reactions could be observed either in relation with the autodonation of blood or the autotransfusion. One month after surgery, all patients showed hemoglobin and hematocrit whitin normal limits. Autologous transfusion is a simple and efficacious procedure of blood replacement in primary hip arthroplasty.... [Leer más...]