Intraoperative Autologous Blood Donation and Retrograde Autologous Priming for Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Safe and Effective Technique for Blood Conservation
Haemodilution resulting from crystalloid priming of the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit is one of the important reasons for blood transfusion in cardiac surgery, especially in patients with low body surface area (BSA).
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