Preoperative Autologous Donation Decreases Allogeneic Transfusion but Increases Exposure to All Red Blood Cell Transfusion<subtitle>Results of a Meta-analysis</subtitle>

There is a direct relationship between the transfusion rate in the control group and the benefit derived from preoperative autologous donation, which suggests that other methods of decreasing blood transfusion, such as surgical technique and transfusion protocols, may be as important as preoperative Autologous donated of blood.

Abstract

Preoperative autologous donation of blood decreases exposure to allogeneic blood but increases exposure to any transfusion (allogeneic and/or autologous). There is a direct relationship between the transfusion rate in the control group and the benefit derived from preoperative autologous donation. This suggests that other methods of decreasing blood transfusion, such as surgical technique and transfusion protocols, may be as important as preoperative autologous donation of blood.