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Intraoperative use of cell saver on patients undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgical repair: a Greek hospital experience
Intraoperative Use of Cell Saver on Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgical Repair: A Greek Hospital Experience
Perioperative use of a cell saver device can serve as a cost-beneficial
alternative to the transfusion method, especially in countries where the
cost of a single unit of blood is high. The purpose of this study,
conducted in a Greek hospital, was to calculate the cost benefit of
using a cell saver device to salvage intraoperative blood during open
surgical abdominal aortic aneurysm repair or open aortofemoral bypass
for occlusive disease. This retrospective study measured the amounts of
salvaged blood and reinfused blood encountered during the procedure and
then calculated the cost benefit of cell saver use. With the cost of a
unit of blood purchased in Greece about (sic)450 (980) per case