Intraoperative Whole Blood Autotransfusion

John Karpowicz, Chris Radl, Kevin Klocek

Clinical White Paper published by Boehringer Laboratories, May 2010

An examination of the process of autologous blood transfusion using the Boehringer Laboratories AUTOVAC® Intraoperative Autotransfusion System (Model 7904R). Presentation of a review of clinical applications on the use of shed whole blood across a spectrum of surgical procedures and actual clinical results obtained with the Boehringer AUTOVAC® system. When used in appropriate clinical settings, whole blood autotransfusion has shown to be an effective method to reduce allogeneic exposure with minimal complications. The AUTOVAC® system provides whole blood that is appropriate for vascular and trauma procedures.

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