Effects of Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.
Mi Hee LimHyung Gon JeMin Ho JuJi Hye LeeHye Rim OhYe Ri KimPublished in: The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019)
Although the PABD group had higher postoperative hemoglobin levels, there was no clear clinical benefit in the early postoperative period, despite a great deal of effort and additional cost. Additional PABD in the setting of strict policies for blood conservation was ineffective in reducing ABT for young and relatively healthy patients who underwent MICS.