[Bacterial contamination of autologous blood in reinfusion in neurosurgery: a phenomenon or a problem?]
O K KvanN B TeryaevaMarina V SukhorukovaA Yu LubninPublished in: Zhurnal voprosy neirokhirurgii imeni N. N. Burdenko (2024)
Combination of white blood cell filtration and X-ray irradiation reduces bacterial contamination and increases safety of reinfusion although these methods do not completely free autologous blood from opportunistic microorganisms. Decontamination quality significantly depended on microflora and surgical approach.