Is Autologous Salvaged Blood a Viable Option for Patient Blood Management in Oncologic Surgery?

Oncologic surgery is sometimes associated with substantial blood loss, and principles of patient blood management can be applied in the perioperative care of these patients. Although autologous salvaged blood is an option for perioperative blood conservation, it is often not used in oncologic surgery over concern of reinfusing tumor cells and thereby causing tumor dissemination. We reviewed the literature regarding safety and effectiveness of salvaged blood in oncologic surgery. Salvaged blood seems to be comparable to allogeneic blood in terms of safety.
Source: Transfusion Medicine Reviews - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research