Intraoperative cell salvage: a survey of UK practice

Br J Anaesth. 2024 May;132(5):995-997. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.042. Epub 2024 Mar 12.

Authors

Manisha M Kumar¹, Falguni Choksey², Alister Jones³, Craig Carroll⁴, Bella Brownhill⁵, Elmarie Cairns⁶, Joanne Bark⁷, Kairen Coffey⁷, Louise Webster⁸, Louisa Wood⁵, Malcolm Chambers⁹, Sarah Haynes¹⁰, Sheena Gormley¹¹

Affiliations

¹ NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK. Electronic address: manisha.kumar@nhs.scot.
² University Hospitals of Coventry Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
³ Blood Health Adviser, Welsh Blood Service, Llantrisant, UK.
⁴ Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
⁵ Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Edinburgh, UK.
⁶ Blood Conservation Coordinator, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
⁷ NHS Blood and Transplant, Liverpool, UK.
⁸ Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, UK.
⁹ University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
¹⁰ Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
¹¹ Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.

PMID: 38471988
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.01.042

No abstract available

Keywords: blood conservation; blood transfusion; intraoperative cell salvage; patient safety; practice survey.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Blood Loss, Surgical*
Humans
Intraoperative Care*
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Kingdom