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MBL after cardiac surgery has a strong, independent association with in-hospital mortality.

When comparing ANH to CS, this mathematical model would suggest that CS has the potential to offer significantly greater red blood cell avoidance than does ANH; however, the combination of ANH with CS may offer allogeneic avoidance superior to either technique alone.

In this series, we have varied our approach to perfusion techniques as required with acceptable outcome data as compared to the international literature.

Hypotensive reactions can occur with blood products that are LR before storage and non-LR ANH. An inherent defect in the metabolism of kinins may be a risk factor for the development of hypotensive transfusion reactions.

The Heartstring proximal anastomotic system is a device that allows the surgeon to perform standard proximal clampless anastomoses. Elderly patients with a diseased aorta may benefit from this device.

Autotransfusion by cell salvage with leucocyte depletion filtration should be considered in life-threatening obstetric haemorrhage and offered to Jehovah's Witnesses.

Postoperative autotransfusion as the only blood salvage technique in primary knee prosthesis surgery nearly eliminates homologous transfusion needs. In addition, it is a safe, simple procedure and has replaced our hospital's preoperative autologous transfusion procedure.

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OPCAB significantly decreased blood loss, blood transfusion, ICU stay, and major perioperative morbidity compared with the values for CCAB. OPCAB may have advantages over CCAB in long-term hemodialysis patients.

Postoperative protamine infusion was able to almost totally abolish heparin rebound. In the context of this study, protamine infusion resulted in reduced postoperative bleeding but the magnitude was insufficient to alter transfusion requirements.

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