Research Article: Association between intraoperative blood salvage and coagulation disorder after cardiopulmonary bypass
Introduction:
Blood products are in short supply worldwide [1], and therefore it is crucial to reduce their use. Cardiac surgery is associated with a significant need for blood transfusions due to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which results in hemodilution and significant blood loss. In general, with a liberal threshold in cardiac surgery, three units of red blood cells are transfused per surgery [2], and it would be optimal if this number were reduced. Minimizing allogeneic blood transfusions is essential to prevent…
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